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Chester Recompete Program (SDG)
*2023 Strategy Development Grant Recipient
Application Title: Chester Recompete Program (SDG)
Lead Applicant: City of Chester
State(s) Served: Pennsylvania
Applicant-Defined Region: City of Chester, Pennsylvania
Contact: Aysia Pierce ([email protected])
Chester Recompete Program, led by the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, will use the planning grant during a critical moment of the city’s transition through bankruptcy and position the local economy for new growth. Planned activities will support a Recompete Plan Coordinator in conducting a work assessment study, a capacity study, and in revising local policies to improve business conditions.