Grant programs can fail if the community the grant intends to support are not considered nor consulted in the creation process, and the solution designed is not accepted by the community or fails to address the primary concerns.
For example, climate change adaptation solutions might address the concerns of the shoreline or real estate developers but ignore the need to preserve manufacturing or higher paying jobs in an industrial maritime zone. Companies should not see a grant as a sign that societal benefit has been determined at the community level.