2016 CPA Projects

In FY16, $5,630,123 in CPA funds were awarded to 13 projects:

4 affordable housing, 4 historic resources, 5 open space/recreation land
6 are community projects, 4 are City projects, and 3 are joint community/City projects

The following projects were funded in FY16:

Affordable Housing (awarded by Somerville Affordable Housing Trust Fund):

100 Homes Initiative, Somerville Community Corporation
Mystic Water Works, Somerville Housing Authority
Leasing Differential Program- Better Homes, Somerville Homeless Coalition
ShortStop Self-Sufficiency Program, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

Historic Resources:

Milk Row Cemetery Grave Marker Restoration, City of Somerville Planning and Zoning
Local Historic District Property Owner Preservation Fund, City of Somerville Planning and Zoning
West Branch Library Rehabilitation, City of Somerville Capital Projects and Planning
Somerville Museum Capital Improvements, Somerville Historical Society

Open Space/Recreation Land

Community Path Repaving, City of Somerville Engineering Division and Friends of the Community Path
Community Path Design, City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Friends of the Community Path
Allen Street Mixed Use Renovation, City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Stephanie Hirsch
Hoyt Sullivan Playground Renovation, City of Somerville Parks and Open Space
South Street Farm, Groundwork Somerville

Public comments on the FY16 applications are available here.

100 Homes Initiative
Somerville Community Corporation
Somerville Community Corporation ($1.2 million awarded in FY16; $1.2 million awarded in FY15)
This initiative seeks to create 100 new units of affordable housing in Somerville through purchasing existing multi-family homes. To date, SCC has acquired 12 units in five properties.
Application to Somerville Trust

Mystic Water Works
Somerville Housing Authority
Somerville Housing Authority ($507,000 awarded)
The Somerville Housing Authority is creating 25 new units of affordable housing in the historic MWRA pump station. The project received CPA community housing projects from the Trust Fund as well as historic funds to restore the historic windows. This project also received $243,000 in CPA historic resources funds in FY15 for window restoration.
Application to Somerville Trust

ShortStop Self-Sufficiency Program
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network ($26,107 awarded in FY16; $25,000 awarded in FY17)
ShortStop provides transitional housing for nine homeless young adults for up to one year.
Application to Somerville Trust

Leasing Differential Program- Better Homes
Somerville Homeless Coalition ($56,868 awarded in FY16; $35,820 awarded in FY15)
The Better Homes program provides rental assistance to 17 disabled and formerly homeless Somerville households.
Application to Somerville Trust Revised budget

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Historic Resources

In progress

West Branch Library Rehabilitation

City of Somerville Capital Projects and Planning ($2,500,000 bond awarded)
The City of Somerville will restore the existing library interior and exterior and ensure the building is fully accessible.
Application Memo with revised budget Presentation

Milk Row Cemetery

City of Somerville Planning and Zoning ($26,808 awarded)
The City of Somerville will rehabilitate and conserve 48 grave markers and the Civil War Monument in the Milk Row Cemetery. Eight brick tombs were restored with FY15 CPA funds.
Application Presentation

Local Historic District (LHD) Property Owner Preservation Fund
City of Somerville Planning and Zoning ($150,000 awarded)
This project will create a dedicated fund that will provide small grants to owners of local historic district designated properties for the restoration and preservation of their structures.
Application Presentation

Somerville Museum
Somerville Historical Society
S omerville Historical Society ($423,480 awarded in FY16; $168,191 awarded in FY15)
The Somerville Museum's project will make major improvements in the Museum's environment to protect its collections, reinstall the original Palladian window, and make the building accessible.
Application Presentation

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Open Space & Recreational Land

In progress

South Street Farm

Groundwork Somerville ($60,160 awarded)
Groundwork Somerville is expanding the capacity of the South Street Farm to be used as a public space and outdoor classroom. Improvements will include a shade structure, tables and benches, wash station, new rain collection surfaces and storage, and installation of composting structures.
Application Presentation

Community Path Repaving

City of Somerville Engineering Division and Friends of the Community Path ($140,000 awarded)
The Community Path will be repaved from the Cambridge line to Cedar Street.
Application Revised project memo Presentation

Community Path Design

City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Friends of the Community Path ($75,000 awarded)
The City of Somerville and the Friends of the Community Path will lead a design process to improve drainage on the Path and explore the addition of new amenities.
Application Revised project memo Presentation

Allen Street Mixed Use Renovation

City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Stephanie Hirsch ($20,000 awarded)
A landscape architect will be hired to develop a schematic design to rebuild the Allen Street Open Space.
Application Presentation
Hoyt Sullivan Playground Renovation

City of Somerville Parks and Open Space ($400,000 awarded)
The City of Somerville will renovate the 22,000 square foot Hoyt Sullivan Playground, including improving accessibility.
Application Presentation

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Not Funded

Proposals

31 Union Square, Maru Realty Trust

Eligibility Determination Forms

Project Determined to be ineligible for CPA funding

Parklet Grant Pilot Program, City of Somerville Parks and Open Space

Applicant chose not to submit a full application

Community Garden Revisioning Experiment, Stephanie Hirsch
Concord Avenue Community Space Improvements, Concord Avenue Community Space
Corbett-McKenna Wooded Trail, Stephanie Hirsch
Lincoln Park Renovation, City of Somerville Parks and Open Space
Park Access Path, Stephanie Hirsch
Union Square Plaza Children's Experiment, Stephanie Hirsch
Washington Street Pocket Park, Union Square Neighbors
Aldersey Street Open Space, Groundwork Somerville
56 Bow Street Exterior Restoration, Lindsey and Erik Neu
Adelbert Carpenter House Rehab & Restoration, Michael Steigman

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Programs & Initiatives

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Technical Assistance Programming

If you are a business, consultant, or non-profit that may be able to support Somerville’s business community, we encourage you to respond to our Request for Information (RFI).

School Construction Advisory Group (CAG)

Members will develop a recommendation to the Mayor on both the location and scope of a renovated or new school to meet the needs of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and potentially the Benjamin G. Brown School.

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2016 CPA Projects