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Find similar grantsCommunity Planning Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. This competitive grant program funds a variety of activities related to community planning, zoning, and planning for housing. Awards are based on the project's nexus with housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, and community development.
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Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) - Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) assists Berkshire County municipalities in applying for and administering Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which are awarded on a competitive basis by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC).
CDBG grants are funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through an annual allocation to the Commonwealth, for award by EOHLC to municipalities all across the Commonwealth. In many cases, municipalities may have documented need for projects funded by the CDBG program, but not have the administrative capacity to apply and manage the grants.
CDBG grants can be used to provide a variety of social services, rehabilitate homes of low to moderate income persons, acquire property for revitalization activities, build senior centers, install or upgrade municipal public facilities and infrastructure systems, ADA compliance in municipal buildings, conduct planning studies or to support many other activities designed to strengthen communities.
BRPC has assisted municipalities in writing and submitting applications, and by administering, the following CDBG grants: Towns of Becket and Dalton FY2024 Town of Sheffield FY2022/2023 Towns of Dalton, Becket, Stockbridge and Sheffield FY2020 Towns of Sheffield, New Marlborough and Otis FY2019 Towns of Cheshire and New Marlborough FY2018 Towns of Sheffield and Great Barrington FY2016 Town of Great Barrington FY2014 Town of Great Barrington & Town of Sheffield FY2014 (CDBG Regional Grant) Town of Lee FY2011 (CDBG EDF Grant) Town of Lee FY2008 (CDBG ARRA Grant) Town of Great Barrington FY2008 In its capacity of CDBG Grant Administrator, BRPC provides the towns with assistance in the financial management of the grant, interface with EOHLC staff and Grant Management System (GMS), in facilitating the public involvement requirements of the grant, including public hearings and public information sessions, and in meeting federal and state reporting requirements.
BRPC also assists the municipalities with project management of CDBG grant funded activities, including procurement of consultants and contractors, coordination of construction schedules, construction observation, monitoring MA Prevailing Wage and Davis Bacon requirements, and processing of contractor pay requests.
For CDBG funded Housing Rehabilitation programs, BRPC facilitates the intake of applications, determines eligibility, assists the homeowner with procurement of contractor services, and monitors the construction project. Would you like to be added to the waiting list for the Berkshire County Housing Rehabilitation Program? Please fill out this Waiting List Form .
We will be in touch when funds become available in your community. For additional information about CDBG programs and applications, please contact Brett Roberts at broberts@berkshireplanning. org .
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: All Massachusetts municipalities, federally and state recognized Tribes, and Regional Planning Agencies. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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