Two towns battle for revitalization funds Clarion County's Licking Township uses a dilapidated, one-room schoolhouse built in 1906 as its municipal building. But the Department of Community and Economic Development, which administers the grant program, rejected Licking's application. The board is banking on a state Community Revitalization Program grant but realizes the odds are against it. Welcome to the highly competitive world of state grants. But hurry, demand is great.
Supply is limited.
Instead, it's Pennsylvania's latest take on the popular Community Revitalization Program grants. CRP fund Former state Rep. Pat Carone never liked WAMs. It's a numbers game and you have to play to win. It also helps if you have a friend in Harrisburg like state Rep. Joseph Markosek of Monroeville. Markosek, a Democrat, has brought millions of dollars in Community Revitalization Program grants into his district for municipal projects, fire departments, community parks and schools.