Congresswoman Niki Tsongas Getting a Grip on Grants

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Congresswoman Niki TsongasGetting a Grip on
Grants

• Monday, March 16, 2009
• University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Dennis A. DiZoglio
• Executive Director
• Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

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To Your Vision Be True
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THINK REGIONALLY
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Regional Planning Agencies

• Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC)
• Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG)
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

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The Role of the Regional Planning Agencies

• Navigator
• Reporter / Forecaster
• Translator
• Convener
• Collaborator
• Implementer

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State Grant Resources

• Commonwealth Capital
• Grant Programs Using Criteria PWED, TOD, CDAG,
  Self Help, Urban Self Help, CZM, Off Street
  Parking, Smart Energy TA Grants, Drinking Water
  Supply, STRAP, MORE, Water Transportation,
  Alternative Energy ..
• Criteria based on Smart Growth Principles Strong
  focus on Planning and thinking Regionally

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Potential Regional Collaboration on State Grants

• Department of Housing Community Development /
  Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
• Executive Office of Housing Economic Development
  / Chapter 43D
• Executive Office of Energy Environmental
  Affairs / Green Communities Act
• Executive Office Labor Workforce Development /
  Workforce Investment Board
• Executive Office of Public Safety Security /
  Hazard Mitigation Planning, Shannon Grants,
  Dispatching.

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Federal Grant Resources

• Consistency with Regional Plans
• Higher Score
• for
• Applications
• with a
• Regional Scope

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Potential Regional Collaboration on Federal Grants

• Housing Urban Development (HUD) / HOME
• Economic Development Administration (EDA) /
  Planning Public Works
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) /
  Brownfields
• National Park Service / Essex National Heritage
  Commission

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Regional Planning Agency Contacts

• Dennis DiZoglio, MVPC ddizoglio_at_mvpc.org
  978-374-0519
• Beverly Woods, NMCOG bwoods_at_nmcog.org 978-
  454-8021
• Marc Draisen, MAPC mdraisen_at_mapc.org
  617-451-2770