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Notice of 2022 District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Availability
This year CMRPC received approximately $265,000 for District Local Technical Assistance to support our communities. This letter serves as an initial invitation for CMRPC member communities to apply for technical assistance.
Date: February 3, 2022
To: Chief Elected Officials, Planning Board Chairpersons, Town Administrators/Managers, City/Town Planners, CMRPC Delegates and Alternates
From: Trish Settles, Deputy Director
Regarding: Notice of 2022 District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Availability
For More information contact, Trish Settles at tsettles@cmrpc.org.
The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) is pleased to announce that the Baker-Polito Administration and the Massachusetts General Assembly (Legislature) has once again provided funding for the District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Program for Calendar Year 2022. Since 2006, this program has enabled CMRPC to provide technical assistance to member communities on eligible projects. This year CMRPC received approximately $265,000 to support our communities. This letter serves as an initial invitation for CMRPC member communities to apply for technical assistance.
Submission Dates: Requests should be submitted in coordination with CMRPC staff prior to February 14th at 5pm for consideration at the Physical Development Committee on February 17th or prior to March 14th at 5pm for consideration at the Physical Development Committee on March 17th.
One or more DLTA assistance requests may be submitted for consideration in 2022. In addition to this solicitation, CMRPC may advertise and solicit requests until the funds have been allocated. Requests for Resources for 2022 DLTA assistance should be submitted via email to CMRPC to the attention of: Trish Settles, Deputy Director via emailtsettles@cmrpc.org.
According to the most recent guidelines of the Commonwealth's DLTA program, a proposed project must fall into one of the following four (4) general priority categories (see Attachments A and B for examples of eligible projects for each priority funding area) to be considered eligible for technical assistance:
1. Planning Ahead for Housing;
2. Planning Ahead for Growth;
3. Technical Assistance to support Community Compact Cabinet Activities including Regionalization; and
4. Supporting the Housing Choice Initiative
Preference will be given to help “MBTA communities” in complying with the new regulations that will arise as a result of the passage of the 2020 Economic Development Bond Bill which included reforms to the Zoning Act and created new requirements for those communities for the creation of multi-family housing.
Potential projects should be discussed with CMRPC team members. They will work with project proponents to develop the application (sample application attached.) Please note that all projects must be completed by December 31, 2022. CMRPC will provide a 10% match of which no more than ½ will be in the form of an in-kind services. We encourage applicants to provide cash or an in-kind match for their proposed project. While not required, match contributions may be a factor in the project selection process. Letters of Commitment are required and should describe the municipalities level of engagement.
Application Development
CMRPC and the Physical Development Committee strongly encourage potential applicants to work closely with CMRPC staff in the development of the scope of service. This allows us to more confidently design a project that will meet the guidelines for DLTA, have the greatest probability of acceptance and funding, and provide the greatest benefit to the proponent and the region.
All decisions are at the discretion of the CMRPC Physical Development Committee based upon its interpretation of the evaluation criteria (see Attachments A and B) and the availability of funding. CMRPC’s Physical Development Committee reserves the right to request additional information before a decision is made.
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If you have questions or need additional information about the 2022 DLTA Program, please contact one of the following CMRPC staff members:
We look forward to receiving and considering your community’s request(s) for DLTA assistance in 2022.
Date:
Thu, 02/03/2022 - 09:00
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