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   CPA Project - Full Application FY25

5. A. Project Information
7. Project Title:*
9. Project Location:*
11. Project Tracking Number (assigned by CPC):*
13. CPA Program Category: (indicate all that apply):*

    1. Open Space
    2. Historic Preservation
    3. Community Housing
    4. Outdoor Recreation
15. CPA Funding Request:*
16. Total Project Budget:*
18. B.Applicant Information
20. Authorized Representative with Title and Affiliation:*
22. Applicant(s) / Sponsoring Organization(s):*
24. Co-Applicant / Sponsoring Organization:
26. Contact Information for: *

    1. Applicant
    2. Co-Applicant
28. Mailing Address:*
30. Phone Number:*
32. E-Mail:*
34. C. CPA Full Application – Questions

    Note: Applications will be returned as incomplete unless all relevant requested information is provided, including all applicable Appendix documentation. Please respond thoroughly to each of the questions below. You should draft your responses to the narrative prompts and copy them into the form when you are ready to submit it. Do not exceed the visible space provided.

36. 1. Project Overview: Provide a detailed project description, including specifics of the project site. The scope of the project requested for FY2025 CPA funding should be clearly defined in the first paragraph.*
38. 2. Community Benefits and Local Needs: How does the project address local needs or goals identified in the Community Preservation Plan or other City Plans and how does it benefit the community? What populations will it serve?*
40. 3. Meeting Priorities in the Community Preservation Plan
42. 3 a) How does the project meet the General Criteria, and the CPA Program Category Criteria found in the Community Preservation Plan Update - FY2025?*
44. 3 b) How will your project incorporate Universal Design and other best design practices? If the project falls under ADA and/or MAAB regulations, please explain how it will comply with those requirements.
46. 3 c) How might your project positively impact the natural environment, such as reduction to the carbon footprint? Identify any sustainable design practices to be incorporated into the project. How might your project adversely impact the natural environment, such as erosion or loss of biodiversity? What best environmental practices or measures will be taken to mitigate potential negative impacts?*
48. 4. Planning and Permitting
50. 4 a) What, if any, site or design planning, environmental studies, or assessments are required to undertake this project? Who will be responsible for these activities? What is the expected cost and proposed source of funding for these activities? Provide current site and design plans in Appendix I and completed environmental studies in Appendix L.*
52. 4 b) What, if any, City or State environmental permits, zoning, or other City or State regulatory permits or approvals will be necessary to implement this project? Who will be responsible for securing each of them? What will be the expected cost and source of funding for each required regulatory activity?*

    Note: Be sure to include Planning and Permitting budget data in Appendices E and F, clearly showing the proposed source of funding for each, as applicable.

54. 5. Community Support: Describe the level of support for this project from the community and the City. List letter of support received. Include signed letters of support in Appendix B of this application.*
56. 6.Budget Information
58. 6 a) Scope: Provide a detailed description of the specific tasks that will be carried out using CPA funds. If the project has multiple funding sources, identify each non-CPA funding source, and describe the tasks that will be carried out with each.*
60. 6 b) Attach a completed Budget Summary Form, under Appendix E.

    Note: This is a separate fillable spreadsheet.
    

    
    

62. 6 c) Cost Estimate: Explain how the total CPA funding request was determined? Attach documentation, including any cost estimates obtained from vendors, under Appendix F.*
64. 6 d) Funding Sources: Explain the status of each non-CPA funding source identified for this project in Appendix E, the Budget Summary Form, i.e., will submit application on X date, applied on X date, received award notification on X date, funds on hand, etc. For sources where funding has been awarded or funds are on hand, please include documentation from the funding source (e.g., commitment letter, bank statement) in Appendix G.
66. Source 1
68. Secured?

    1. Yes
    2. No
70. Status of Funding Source
74. Source 2
76. Secured?

    1. Yes
    2. No
78. Status of Funding Source
82. Source 3
84. Secured?

    1. Yes
    2. No
86. Status of Funding Source
90. Source 4
92. Secured?

    1. Yes
    2. No
94. Status of Funding Source
98. Source 5
100. Secured:

     1. Yes
     2. No
102. Status of Funding Source
106. 6 e) Identify and describe any in-kind contributions (such as donations of equipment, property, or volunteer labor) which will contribute to completion of the project.
108. 6 f) If the project proposal is for a community housing development or rehab project, submit three budgets as attachments: Development, Sources and Uses, and Operating Budgets, in Appendix H.
110. 7. Timeline: Provide a timeline with all major milestones including anticipated project start date, planning and permitting, construction start date, and expected project completion date. *

     Note: Project activities funded in this Fiscal Year by CPA must be completed within three years of your CPA award.

112. 8. Implementation: Provide Project Manager contact information if different from Applicant.
114. Name:
116. Title/Credentials:
118. Phone Number:
120. Email:
122. 9. Historic Projects must comply with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, as required by the CPA Legislation. Describe how the applicant will ensure compliance with these standards as the project is ongoing. Provide documentation of historic status of the property in Appendix M. Has the project been reviewed by the Framingham Historical Commission? Do they support the project? Include any letters of support in Appendix B.
124. 10. Ownership and Control of Project Site: Identify the owner / legal controlling party or parties of the project site, and the status of projected changes to site control that are in process or as contemplated (as applicable). Identify role of owner(s) or controlling party(ies) in this Application, and status of authorization of such entity for this Application. Provide documentation of site control in Appendix D. Clearly delineate boundaries of ownership / site control in site plans provided in Appendix I.*
126. 11. Required Restrictions: Please identify any existing deed restrictions and the parties who hold these restrictions. If a Conservation Restriction (CR) or Preservation Restriction (PR) or other deed restriction will be required, identify the entity who will hold the restriction.
128. 12. Public Access: If the project entails a privately‐owned (including private non-profit) asset, describe how the public can enjoy the proposed CPA‐funded improvements. If historic preservation, are the improvements visible to the street? Can the public currently enter the building or property? Can public use be expanded or ensured? Note, a public access agreement may be required as a condition of a grant.
130. 13. Long-Term Maintenance Plan (as applicable), How will ongoing maintenance of completed projects be funded and by whom?*

     Note: CPA Funds MAY NOT BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE.

132. Appendices

     Notes: Provide ALL Appendices to your application as a Single PDF Attachment.

     If an Appendix is not applicable to your project, indicate it with N/A, after the Appendix title.

     • Appendix A: CPA APPLICANT DECLARATION SIGNATURE PAGE, signed by All Applicants and Co-Applicants (including the entity with ownership or site control of the project site).
     • Appendix B: Letters of support by community members or groups, and by municipal departments, divisions, boards, and commissions.
     • Appendix C: Visual project documentation – To help explain the project, provide digital photographs or drawings of the proposed project site or historic resources, as applicable. Provide an aerial photograph, map, or sketch of the project in its neighborhood.
     • Appendix D: Project site control – provide documentation that shows the Applicant or Co-Applicant has control over the site, such as: Purchase and Sale Agreement, option, or deed, or other documented evidence of authorization from the property owner in order to proceed with the project.
     • Appendix E: Budget Summary Form – Provide a copy of completed Budget Summary Form.
     • Appendix F: Cost Estimates – Provide back-up documentation, i.e., itemized budget details, and other information to support proposed budgets.
     • Appendix G: Funding Sources Documentation – Letters of commitment for funding and bank statements, as applicable, should be provided as back-up information to proposed budgets.
     • Appendix H: Community Housing Budgets
     • Appendix I: Site and Design Plans – For projects involving construction, rehabilitation, site acquisition, easements, or other interests, provide floor plans and elevations, including the existing conditions and proposed site plan(s), as applicable. Professionals attesting to drawings, etc. must be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
     • Appendix J: Natural Resource limitations documentation, e.g., wetlands maps and USGS maps.
     • Appendix K: Property Appraisal – For acquisition of real property or an interest in it, provide a property appraisal, prepared by an independent professional appraiser, certified in Massachusetts. Note: Acquisition of real property may not exceed the appraised value.
     • Appendix L: Environmental documentation that confirms proposed site is free of hazardous materials or that there is a plan is in place for assessment and/or remediation. This can include 21E findings. Provide additional environmental studies or documentation, as relevant. 
     • Appendix M: Historic Preservation projects – provide record of easements, Massachusetts Historic Commission Historic Inventory sheet, or other evidence of the resource’s historic status. Also, include a Historic Structure Report or existing conditions reports, with photographs.
     • Appendix N: Non-Profit organizations must include a copy of 501(c)(3) certification, and the most recent financial audit or most recent financial statement. 
     • Appendix O: Additional Materials – Materials the applicant deems useful for consideration of their application
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     Please be sure to also submit the CPA Full Application Appendices Form.

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