The Strategic Management Planning Program (SMPP) was designed to offer a pre-emptive step for
municipalities who feel as if their financial situation, while not yet formally declared distressed, are realizing
difficulties and seek to improve their financial position. The Strategic Management Planning Program
supports municipalities by offering grants that can be used to fund costs associated with hiring an
independent financial consultant to prepare a three to five-year financial plan and management review of
their municipality. The plan will outline short and long term financial, managerial and economic
development strategies that the municipality can consider implementing to possibly strengthen their financial
capacity. The program provides fiscal stability to Pennsylvania’s local governments. The program is
administered by the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services (GCLGS) in the Department of
Community and Economic Development (DCED).