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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear MassPlanners – I am pleased to pass along this announcement about additional funds available for planning for housing!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Healey-Driscoll Administration is pleased to announce the availability of additional funding for municipalities across the Commonwealth to support community planning and engagement efforts geared towards
increasing the production of housing. Approximately $1.5M in community compact funds will be distributed competitively to eligible projects through the Community Planning Grant Program in the 2023 Community One Stop for Growth process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Department of Revenue’s (DOR’s) Division of Local Services (DLS) in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will evaluate applications submitted in the Community One
Stop’s Planning and Zoning category to select projects that will be funded through this source. Review the details about this additional funding opportunity here:
</span><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/how-to/community-planning-grant-program"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">https://www.mass.gov/how-to/community-planning-grant-program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">As noted,
<b>this special funding opportunity will be available only for projects that are focused on a planning project related to housing</b>.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Awards for this special funding opportunity will be announced in June 2023. Selected
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">grantees will need to be prepared to execute a contract with DLS by June 30<sup>th</sup>. However, they will have until June 30, 2025 to complete the project. Applications not selected to receive this special
funding will still be considered for a grant through the Community Planning Grant Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">Apply now by completing a One Stop Full Application, which can be submitted any time from May 1, 2023, through June 2, 2023. Access the One Stop application at
</span><a href="http://www.mass.gov/onestop"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">www.mass.gov/onestop</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We are excited to share this opportunity with community leaders, and grateful for your interest in working with our administration to tackle our shared housing goals. If you have questions and/or need more
information, please contact me at </span><a href="mailto:chris.kluchman@mass.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">chris.kluchman@mass.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes, Chris <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none">Chris Kluchman, FAICP (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none">Deputy Director, Community Services Division</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none">DHCD, 100 Cambridge Street, Ste 300</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none">Boston, MA 02114</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none">chris.kluchman@mass.gov</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#006FC9;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Please note: I will be away on vacation and with no access to email the week of May 15, 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0C64C0;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">DHCD staff are mostly working remotely. I check email regularly and will get back to you as soon as possible.</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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