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* This page, Community Planning Grant Program, is offered by * Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities * Livable Communities Programs # Community Planning Grant Program Competitive grant program open to all Massachusetts municipalities, federally and state recognized Tribes, and Regional Planning Agencies. Grants fund a variety of activities related to community planning, zoning, and planning for housing.
### McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit Email McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit at mckenzie. bell@mass. gov The Community Planning Grant Program funds a variety of activities related to community planning, zoning, and planning for housing.
This competitive grant program awards funds based on the project’s nexus with housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, and community development, including funding for MBTA Communities compliance activities. #### **Program Guidelines** Review theFY27 Community Planning Grant Program Guidelinesprior to submitting a full application. Full applications must be submitted through the Community One Stop for Growth.
The Community Planning Grant Program is part of the Community One Stop for Growth, a single application portal and collaborative review process of community and economic development grant programs that make targeted investments based on a Development Continuum. It is designed to allow applicants to apply for consideration of multiple sources of funding to support multiple phases and facets of a project.
For more information, including key dates, frequently asked questions, and instructions on submitting an Expression of Interest and Full Application, visit www. mass. gov/onestop.
#### For Award Recipients Community Planning Grant Program award recipients may contact their assigned EOHLC program representative for information and questions about grant administration, reporting, and disbursement of awarded funds. #### **Community Planning Grant Program Awards** The Community Planning Grant Program has assisted communities throughout the Commonwealth plan for their future since 2021 (FY22).
Read about all past Community Planning Grant Program awards. #### McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit 100 Cambridge St, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114 Email McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit at mckenzie. bell@mass.
gov * Community One Stop for Growth * EOHLC Livable Communities Division * Community Planning Grant Program Awards ### McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit Email McKenzie Bell, Senior Community Grants Coordinator, Community Assistance Unit at mckenzie. bell@mass.
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