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.
Affordable Housing
CPA affordable housing projects are awarded and managed by the Trust Fund, as the housing arm of the Community Preservation Committee.
In Progress
100 Homes Initiative |
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Somerville Community Corporation |
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| Somerville Community Corporation ($1.2 million awarded in FY16; $1.2 million awarded in FY15) |
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| 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. | |
Mystic Water Works |
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Somerville Housing Authority |
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| Somerville Housing Authority ($507,000 awarded) |
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| 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. | |
ShortStop Self-Sufficiency Program |
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| Wayside Youth and Family Support Network ($26,107 awarded in FY16; $25,000 awarded in FY17) |
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ShortStop provides transitional housing for nine homeless young adults for up to one year. |
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Leasing Differential Program- Better Homes |
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| Somerville Homeless Coalition ($56,868 awarded in FY16; $35,820 awarded in FY15) |
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| The Better Homes program provides rental assistance to 17 disabled and formerly homeless Somerville households. | |
Historic Resources
In progress
West Branch Library Rehabilitation |
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| City of Somerville Capital Projects and Planning ($2,500,000 bond awarded) |
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| The City of Somerville will restore the existing library interior and exterior and ensure the building is fully accessible. | |
Milk Row Cemetery |
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| City of Somerville Planning and Zoning ($26,808 awarded) |
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| 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. | |
Local Historic District (LHD) Property Owner Preservation Fund |
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| City of Somerville Planning and Zoning ($150,000 awarded) |
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| 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. | |
Somerville Museum |
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Somerville Historical Society |
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| Somerville Historical Society ($423,480 awarded in FY16; $168,191 awarded in FY15) |
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| 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. | |
Open Space & Recreational Land
In progress
South Street Farm |
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| Groundwork Somerville ($60,160 awarded) |
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| 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. | |
Community Path Repaving |
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| City of Somerville Engineering Division and Friends of the Community Path ($140,000 awarded) |
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| The Community Path will be repaved from the Cambridge line to Cedar Street. | |
Community Path Design |
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| City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Friends of the Community Path ($75,000 awarded) |
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| 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. | |
Allen Street Mixed Use Renovation |
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| City of Somerville Parks and Open Space and Stephanie Hirsch ($20,000 awarded) |
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| A landscape architect will be hired to develop a schematic design to rebuild the Allen Street Open Space. | |
| Hoyt Sullivan Playground Renovation | |
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| City of Somerville Parks and Open Space ($400,000 awarded) |
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| The City of Somerville will renovate the 22,000 square foot Hoyt Sullivan Playground, including improving accessibility. | |
Not Funded
Proposals
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
Programs & Initiatives
Somerville's Overnight Warming Center is a safe space where adults experiencing homelessness can spend the night safe from the cold of winter weather.
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