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| | Join the City of Boston's Community Preservation Committee |
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Good Morning All,
Residents can now apply to be one of the four nominees selected by the Boston City Council to serve on the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). The CPC is a 9-member board that recommends projects to the Mayor and the City Council for Community Preservation funds.
The Community Preservation Act (CPA), a ballot question passed by Boston voters in November 2016, brings over $20 million to the City annually. Funding must be used for projects in three areas: affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space/outdoor recreation facilities.
CPC members serve as unpaid volunteers for a term of three years with a maximum of two terms. All CPC members must be Boston residents. To learn more, click here.
Interested applicants can apply using the application portal.The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 17, 2023. |
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| What's Next - Mayor's Order and City Council Hearing |
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The Community Preservation Committee has recommended 56 affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space and recreation projects for funding, totaling to $40,676,455. The Committee will submit the FY23 slate of recommendations to the Mayor for transmission to the City Council. A City Council Public Hearing will be scheduled and an official vote by City Council appropriating funds for the FY23 slate of affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and recreation projects will happen this spring. |
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| New FY2024 Eligibility Determination Form - Now Open! |
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To apply for our FY2024 Funding Round please review our new Eligibility Determination Packet, the How to Apply Page, and complete an Eligibility Determination Form online.
The CPA Office will determine if a project meets the eligibility criteria of the CPA statute. If your project is eligible, applicants are invited to submit an application for consideration to our nine-member Community Preservation Committee.
Deadline: Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 5 p.m. |
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The Grassroots program, part of GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture, supports the development of community gardens, urban farms, and other open space.
GrowBoston recently released two Grassroots requests for proposals:- GRASSROOTS OPEN SPACE PROGRAM FUNDING: GrowBoston is seeking proposals for capital funding to support the creation of or improvements to urban farms, community gardens, food forests, and passive open spaces. GrowBoston expects to make awards of up to $100,000 to eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. Projects must serve low- and moderate-income individuals. The proposal deadline is April 4, 2023 at 4:00pm.
- GRASSROOTS YOUTH LEAD THE CHANGE SPRING FY23 FUNDING: GrowBoston is making up to $250,000 available to support the creation of and improvements to urban farms, community gardens, food forest, or other food producing projects that engage youth. The capital grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations for projects in Roxbury, Dorchester, or Mattapan. The proposal deadline is April 10, 2023 at 4:00pm
View the requests for proposals |
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| Questions about the CPA Program? |
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| Language and Communication Services |
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Spanish: Para solicitar servicios de traducción o interpretación, por favor, comuníquese con: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 y LCA@boston.gov
Haitian Creole: Pou mande sèvis tradiksyon ak/oswa entèpretasyon, tanpri kontakte: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 ak LCA@boston.gov
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Portuguese (Brazil): Para solicitar tradução e/ou serviços de interpretação, por favor contate: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 e LCA@boston.gov
French: Pour demander des services de traduction ou d'interprétation, veuillez contacter: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 et LCA@boston.gov
Russian: "Чтобы запросить услуги письменного и/или устного перевода, пожалуйста, свяжитесь: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 и LCA@boston.gov
Somali: Si aad u codsato, tarjumaadda iyo / ama adeegyada tarjumaadda, fadlan la xiriir: thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 LCA@boston.gov
Arabic: جمة الشفوية، يرىج جمة المكتوبة و/أو الت ر ر لطلب خدمات الت االتصال ب للقسم أو الرقم thadine.brown@boston.gov or 617-635-0545 LCA@boston.gov قبل حلول التاريــخCPA Official Babel Notice
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