Regional Capital Assistance Team

Assistance with Securing Additional Funding 2017

Northeast RCAT 6-22-2017

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2

2. Procedures/Scope of Work …………………………………………………………2-3

3. Timetable …………………………………………………………………………...3

4. Budget ………………………………………………………………………………3

5. Key Personnel ………………………………………………………………………3

6. Evaluation ………………………………………………………………………......3

7. Support ……………………………………………………………………………...4

8. Appendix A 5-16

9. Appendix B ………………………………………………………………………….17

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Assistance in Securing Additional RCAT Housing

Authority Funding through Sources Outside of

Formula Funding

Introduction & Summary

The needs for Participating Local Housing Authority (PLHA) Capital projects in any year greatly exceed

the funding to meet those needs. In order to augment and leverage funding beyond that allocated for

Planning and Development through Formula Funding, the RCAT Guidelines require the following Scope of

Work:

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Procedures/Scope of Work

To implement this program, upon request for assistance by the PLHA’s, RCAT proposes to do the

following:

1. Research and identify all potential sources of funding. (see Appendix A for funding categories)

2. Write a standard operating procedure (SOP) for each funding type to include but not be limited

to the following:

a. Definition/Description of funding source/type.

New Services – Assistance with Securing Funds

The RCAT Director will design and implement a program to help PLHA’s maximize their

resources for capital and maintenance improvements. In this role, the RCAT will act as

both an advisor and connector to technical assistance. Each RCAT will:

1. Assist PLHA’s with securing leveraged (non-DHCD sources of) funds for capital

projects. Examples of leverage sources include: Tax Credit equity, Community

Preservation Act funds, utility energy efficiency program funds, local CDBG,

local AHT, etc. The RCAT will provide direct assistance in applying for such funds

or refer LHA’s to other technical assistance resources, such as financial

consultants or grant writers as appropriate.

2. Assist PLHA’s with DHCD funding applications. RCAT project managers will also,

as needed, assist PLHAs in applying for DHCD special funding awards (such as

Health and Safety, Sustainability, etc.)

In order to initiate this segment of services, a PLHA may request assistance, or an RCAT

may proactively reach out to PLHA. DHCD may also recommend that an RCAT work with

specific PLHA’s based on known funding opportunities.

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b. Request procedure.

c. Eligibility criteria.

d. Application process & constraints. (include best practices and tips)

e. Describe how RCAT will offer program assistance (e.g., on-demand, in conjunction

with CIP, group training)

f. Roles of the RCAT & detailed tasks RCAT will be responsible for, as described in the

excerpt from the Guidelines above, “New Services – Assistance with Securing Funds”,

(for each funding type).

g. Roles of PLHA and detailed tasks PLHA will be responsible for, as again described in

the excerpt from the Guidelines above, “New Services – Assistance with Securing

Funds”, (for each funding type).

h. A Communication protocol for questions.

3. Develop any necessary Application Templates, forms and/or packages.

4. Assemble all SOPs in a Program Guide.

5. Develop a Communication Notice to launch the program to all PLHAs.

6. Provide ongoing support and administration of the program.

Timetable

April 2017 Proposal: Assistance Securing Funds & Annual Maintenance Plan Creation and Guidance

June /July2017 Proposal Revisions Program Development

July/August 2017 DHCD Review of Program SOP, Guide and PLHA Communication Final Revisions , By September 1,

2017 Implementation

Budget

Budget costs for program, which will use present RCAT staff, will likely be limited to software for data

collection and scheduling.

Key Personnel

RCAT intends to develop and implement this program using RCAT Project Managers and the Program

Coordinator, using scheduling and tracking software.

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Evaluation

RCAT will monitor and evaluate the program progress and outcomes on an annual basis through developing

a spreadsheet of outside funding available in each town for tracking purposes and resulting awards. Those

funding sources that require a waiting period between awards, (such as LEAN funding, for which a PLHA

can only apply every 5 year) will be tracked for eligibility. The tracking will be done by the RCAT Program

Coordinator, with coordination of services by the Project Managers.

Support

RCAT intends to support this assistance program through the following:

1. Creating a database for Federal, State, and Private sources of additional funding, research the

eligibility of each PLHA for those funds, and update this database as new funding opportunities

arise.

2. Monitor PLHA application for additional funds, and create a database for the awards.

3. Provide assistance as needed filing applications for additional funding from information collected

through the PNA process, and assist with documentation from plan archives.

4. Assist with the hiring of consultants if needed to secure grants.

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Appendix A

SOURCES of ADDITIONAL FUNDING

ASSISTANCE:

1. Local Grants

2. Statewide Grants

3. Utility Conservation Grants

4. DHCD Grants

5. Private Funding

6. Reserve funds

Specific Funding Source Initiatives

1. Local Grants:

Community Preservation Act Funding:

(Information from http://communitypreservation.org/content/cpa)

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) General Laws Chapter 44B helps communities

preserve open space, historic sites, and affordable housing. The Law provides funding “for the

acquisition, creation, preservation and support of community housing; and for rehabilitation or

restoration of open space and community housing that is acquired or created as provided in

this section; provided, however, that funds expended pursuant to this chapter shall not be used

for maintenance.” and “A city or town may appropriate money in any year from the

Community Preservation Fund to an affordable housing trust fund.”

How the law is interpreted, and the types of CPA projects that are funded may differ between

towns, requiring direct preliminary contact of the Housing Authority with the CPA

administrator, to determine whether specific project funding is likely to be approved. Guidance

from DHCD as to the scope of CPA funded projects can be found at

http://communitypreservation.org/DHCD-public-housing-notice-May2013.pdf . Below is a list

of specific Housing Initiatives that have been funded in various towns:

o Acton Housing Authority (2016) - $61,589 for window enclosures at 68 residential units

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o Acushnet Housing Authority (2012) - $26,600 to preserve, rehabilitate, restore

community housing

o Agawam Housing Authority (2007) - $248,757 roof replacements, door replacements,

window replacements and stove top fire extinguishers …

o Amherst Housing Authority (2010) - $350,000 of CPA funds to preserve and to

rehabilitate or repair and update 22 units of state funded (Chapter 705) scattered site

family public housing. There have not been any capital improvements made to the

properties or the units since initial occupancy approximately 20 years ago. The AHA has

been notified by the DHCD (Department of Housing and Community Development) that

they will provide a match on a dollar for dollar basis to the Town’s CPA funds. This will

provide $700,000 for this project. The Town also intends to apply to the Community

Development Block Grant program for funds for this project that will also provide an

additional match on a dollar for dollar basis from the DHCD.

o Ayer Housing Authority (2003) - $177,000 for elevator install in an elderly housing

building.

o Bedford Housing Authority (2014) - $304,272: $88,272 is for replacement of all windows

at Ashby Place in order to increase energy efficiency and remove any lead paint and

asbestos. $216,000 for refurbishing the original kitchens and bathrooms (c.1969) in 8

Ashby Place units.

o Ayer Housing Authority (2003) - $177,000 for elevator install in an elderly housing

building.

o Easthampton Housing Authority (2016) - $8,000 to purchase and install stovetop hood

mounted fire suppression systems in all Housing Authority units and an elevator install in

an elderly housing building.

o Fairhaven Housing Authority (2016) - $50,000 for boiler replacement project.

o Georgetown Housing Authority (2015) - $3,600 to install storm doors.

o Hamilton Housing Authority (2015) - $13,000 for roof repair and gutter and downspout

replacement at Housing Authority property at 31 Union Street.

o Middleborough Housing Authority (2015) - $25,000 for a window project, which will

make energy-efficiency improvements in twelve elderly housing units in two buildings

o Middleborough Housing Authority (2015) - $25,000 for a window project, which will

make energy-efficiency improvements in twelve elderly housing units in two buildings

o Stockbridge Housing Authority (2015) $24,000 for window replacements, 7 Pine Street.

o Wilbraham Housing Authority (2016) $99,600 for window replacements.

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Community preservation monies are raised locally through the imposition of a surcharge of not

more than 3% of the tax levy against real property, and municipalities must adopt CPA by

ballot referendum. To date, 172 municipalities in the state have adopted CPA.

A list of the municipalities that have adopted CPA are:

Applying for CPA Funding:

Once the initial plan is created, the Community Preservation Committee must hold a public

hearing and update the plan every year. Most communities also develop application forms and

procedures for applicants to use in applying for CPA funds, which differ from town to town and

are not established by the CPA legislation. Each CPA town creates their own application forms,

procedures and deadlines. Some communities accept applications only once per year, while

others have multiple funding rounds. The deadline for applications also varies widely by

community; most have set deadlines, but others allow for flexibility to react to special

circumstances, such as emergency work. Many towns have implemented a two-step application

process, wherein applicants must first submit an eligibility form. Once this has been reviewed

and approved by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), a formal application is then

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submitted. Please check with each CPA Administrator for their own specific applications,

procedures, and deadlines.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding :

Massachusetts’ Community Development Block Grant Program is a federally funded,

competitive grant program designed to help small cities and towns meet a broad range of

community development needs. Assistance is provided to qualifying cities and towns for

housing, community, and economic development projects that assist low and moderate-income

residents. Funds can be used for a variety of activities, including housing, economic

development, social and public services. Overall, at least 70% of the funding must be go to

activities that benefit households with incomes at < 80% of median and at least 51% of those

benefited by individual projects must be < 80% of median.

In 2016 $28 million in CDBG funding was awarded to towns throughout Massachusetts,

(http://www.mass.gov/governor/press-office/press-releases/fy2016/28m-in-community-

development-block-grants-awarded.html). CDBG grants are competitive, based on economic need,

Abington Boxford Dracut Groton Leverett Nahant Pittsfield Southampton Watertown Yarmouth

Acton Braintree Dunstable Groveland Lexington Nantucket Plymouth Southborough Wayland

Acushnet Brewster Duxbury Hadley Lincoln Needham Plympton Southwick Wellesley

Agawam BridgewaterEast

LongmeadowHamilton Littleton New Bedford Provincetown Springfield Wellfleet

Amherst Cambridge Eastham Hampden Longmeadow Newburyport Quincy Stockbridge Wenham

Aquinnah Canton Easthampton Hanover Malden Newton Randolph StoughtonWest

Boylston

Arlington Carlisle Easton Hanson Manchester Norfolk Rehoboth StowWest

Bridgewater

Ashland Carver Edgartown Harvard MarionNorth

AndoverRockland Sturbridge

West

Newbury

Ayer Chatham Essex Harwich Marshfield Northampton Rockport SudburyWest

Springfield

Barnstable Chelmsford Fairhaven Hatfield Mashpee Northborough Rowley Sunderland West Tisbury

Becket Chelsea Fall River Hingham Mattapoisett Northfield Royalston Swansea Westfield

Bedford Chilmark Falmouth Holliston Maynard Norwell Salem Templeton Westford

Belchertown Cohasset Georgetown Holyoke Medford Norwood Sandwich Tewksbury Weston

Belmont Concord Gloucester Hopkinton Medway Oak Bluffs Scituate Tisbury Westport

Beverly Conway Goshen Hubbardston Mendon Orleans Seekonk Truro Weymouth

Billerica Dartmouth Gosnold Hudson Middleborough Peabody Sharon Tyngsborough Whately

Boston Deerfield Grafton Hull Middleton Pelham Shutesbury Upton Wilbraham

Bourne Dennis Granville Kingston Millis Pembroke Somerset Waltham Williamstown

Boxborough DightonGreat

BarringtonLenox Monson Phillipston Somerville Wareham Wrentham

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administered by DHCD. Again as in CPA funding, each Housing Authority should contact each

town’s CDBG Administrator for their own specific applications, procedures, and deadlines. Each

town typically has a competitive application process, which may involve a preliminary application,

a public hearing, and a municipal vote to award funding. Examples of projects that were funded in

2016 are listed below.

Towns that currently receive CDBG funding:

Project Awards and Descriptions (2016):

ABINGTON and WHITMAN will receive $800,000 to provide housing rehabilitation assistance

for 20 units of housing, and to support a food pantry.

AMESBURY and MERRIMAC will receive $967,953 to provide housing rehabilitation

assistance for 20 units of housing, and for food pantry support and emergency homelessness

services.

AMHERST will receive $825,000 for Boltwood Walk accessibility improvements, Health Center

HVAC improvements, Housing Authority modernization projects, and to provide services related

to homelessness, after-school and literacy programming, youth mentoring and family stabilization.

ATHOL will receive $593,022 for infrastructure improvements to Grove and Main Streets, and to

provide housing rehabilitation assistance for 5 units of housing.

ABINGTON BRIDGEWATER EASTHAMPTON HEATH NORTH ADAMS SHIRLEY WEST BRIDGEWATER

ADAMS BRIMFIELD EDGARTOWN HOLBROOK NORTH BROOKFIELD SHUTESBURY WEST SPRINGFIELD

AGAWAM BROOKFIELD ERVING HOLLAND NORTHFIELD SOUTH HADLEY WEST TISBURY

AMESBURY BUCKLAND EVERETT HOPEDALE NORWOOD SOUTHAMPTON WESTHAMPTON

AMHERST CARVER FAIRHAVEN HUBBARDSTON OAK BLUFFS SOUTHBRIDGE WHITMAN

AQUINNAH CHARLEMONT FRANKLIN HUDSON ORANGE SOUTHWICK WILLIAMSBURG

ASHBURNHAM CHARLTON GARDNER HULL OXFORD SPENCER WINCHENDON

ASHBY CHELSEA GILL HUNTINGTON PALMER STURBRIDGE WOBURN

ASHFIELD CHESTER GOSHEN LANCASTER PERU SUNDERLAND WORTHINGTON

ATHOL CHESTERFIELD GOSNOLD LEICESTER PHILLIPSTON TEMPLETON

AVON CHILMARK GRANBY MARLBOROUGH PLAINFIELD TISBURY

AYER CLINTON GRANVILLE MERRIMAC PROVINCETOWN TOWNSEND

BECKETT COLRAIN

GREAT

BARRINGTON METHUEN ROCKLAND TRURO

BELCHERTOWN CONWAY GREENFIELD MIDDLEBOROUGH ROYALSTON WALES

BELLINGHAM CUMMINGTON HADLEY MIDDLEFIELD RUSSELL WARE

BERNARDSTON DENNIS HALIFAX MILFORD SALISBURY WAREHAM

BEVERLY DUDLEY HARDWICK MONROE SANDISFIELD WARREN

BILLERICA

EAST

LONGMEADOW HARWICH MONTAGUE SHEFFIELD WEBSTER

BOURNE EASTHAM HAWLEY NEW SALEM SHELBURNE WELLFLEET

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BERNARDSTON, ROWE and GILL will receive $1,000,000 to provide housing rehabilitation

assistance for 18 units of housing, and to provide a fuel assistance program.

CHELSEA will receive $825,000 for improvements to Hawthorne Street, housing rehabilitation

assistance for 8 units of housing, code enforcement, a housing study and social service assistance

to include after school/summer programs, ESOL, homelessness prevention and citizenship

training.

CHESTERFIELD, CUMMINGTON, GOSHEN, PERU, PLAINFIELD, WESTHAMPTON

and WORTHINGTON will receive $894,110 to provide housing rehabilitation assistance for 13

units of housing, and to provide childcare assistance, elder services and a food pantry.

CLINTON will receive $749,635 for infrastructure improvements to Nelson Street, housing

rehabilitation assistance for 8 units of housing, and to provide elder services.

DENNIS will receive $825,000 to provide housing rehabilitation assistance for 17 units of

housing, childcare vouchers for approximately 50 families, and financial literacy training.

EASTHAMPTON will receive $800,000 to provide improvements in the Admiral Street

neighborhood, and for housing rehabilitation assistance for 3 units of housing.

EDGARTOWN, WEST TISBURY and GOSNOLD will receive $805,714 to provide housing

rehabilitation assistance for 15 units of housing, and childcare vouchers to approximately 30

families.

EVERETT will receive $825,000 for public facilities infrastructure improvements, housing

rehabilitation assistance for 5 units of housing, microenterprise assistance to 8 businesses, and

social service assistance to include elder self-sufficiency, homelessness prevention, ESOL, youth

services and a food pantry.

FAIRHAVEN will receive $695,551 for Housing Authority parking improvements, and

infrastructure design services.

GARDNER will receive $825,000 for public facilities improvements, housing rehabilitation for 3

units of housing, downtown planning services, and to support homebuyer education and job

training and domestic violence services.

GREENFIELD will receive $825,000 for housing rehabilitation assistance for 9 units of housing,

infrastructure improvements to School Street, and to support a food pantry, youth and elder

services.

HARDWICK will receive $796,836 for infrastructure improvements to Prospect and Broad

Streets, municipal building accessibility improvement design, and domestic violence prevention

services.

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HOLBROOK and ROCKLAND will receive $710,496 to provide housing rehabilitation

assistance for 16 units of housing, and to provide a fuel assistance program.

HUNTINGTON, MIDDLEFIELD and CHESTER will receive $753,226 for infrastructure

improvements to Pleasant Street, a senior center feasibility study, housing rehabilitation assistance

for 7 units of housing, and to provide senior services, adult education, a food pantry and domestic

violence prevention services.

METHUEN will receive $812,825 for sidewalk improvements in the Arlington neighborhood,

housing rehabilitation assistance for 8 units of housing, and to support adult literacy, youth

services, elder services and childcare assistance.

MONTAGUE will receive $816,263 for housing rehabilitation assistance for 4 units of housing,

lighting improvements to Avenue A, and to provide youth leadership, family literacy and elder

services.

NORTH ADAMS will receive $825,000 for improvements to a community center, park

improvements, a historic properties inventory, and social services.

OAK BLUFFS and TISBURY will receive $782,495 to provide housing rehabilitation assistance

for 15 units of housing, and childcare vouchers for approximately 55 families.

PALMER will receive $807,862 for infrastructure improvements to Stewart Street, to provide

housing rehabilitation assistance for 4 units of housing, and to support financial literacy and

domestic violence prevention services.

SHEFFIELD and GREAT BARRINGTON will receive $923,983 to provide housing

rehabilitation for 14 units of housing, Sheffield Town Hall accessibility improvements, and design

for new sidewalks and for circulation, drainage, and parking capacity improvements at the

Housatonic Community Center.

SHELBURNE, BUCKLAND and COLRAIN will receive $961,382 for improvements to North

Street (Buckland), to provide housing rehabilitation assistance for 5 units of housing, and to

support a food pantry.

SOUTHBRIDGE will receive $825,000 for infrastructure improvements at Overland Street, to

support the rehabilitation of a public building, and for commercial rehabilitation assistance for 3

signage and awning upgrades in the downtown target area.

SOUTHWICK and GRANVILLE will receive $900,000 to provide housing rehabilitation

assistance for 9 units of housing, infrastructure improvements at Veteran Street, and a food pantry.

TRURO, PROVINCETOWN and WELLFLEET will receive $756,952 to provide housing

rehabilitation assistance for 12 units of housing, and childcare vouchers for approximately 33

families.

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WARE will receive $800,000 for infrastructure improvements to Prospect Street, for design

services for Bank and Spring Street improvements, and to support domestic violence prevention

services.

WAREHAM will receive $825,000 for housing rehabilitation assistance for 9 units of housing, for

a slum and blight study for Onset, for street design at Wareham Village, and to support for a food

pantry, homelessness prevention, at-risk youth, and domestic violence and transportation services.

WARREN, HARDWICK and WARE will receive $724,000 for School Street neighborhood

design, housing rehabilitation assistance for 14 units of housing, and for support services related to

adult education, community health, and domestic violence prevention.

WEBSTER will receive $825,000 for infrastructure improvements to Tracy Court and Davis

Street, and for housing rehabilitation assistance for 10 units of housing.

WEST SPRINGFIELD will receive $825,000 for improvements to Memorial Playground,

housing rehabilitation assistance for 11 units of housing, code enforcement, Boys and Girls Club

facility improvements, and support for services related to family self-sufficiency and homebuyer

programs, ESOL, camp scholarships and Head Start.

WINCHENDON and ASHBY will receive $1,000,000 for improvements to Walnut Street,

housing rehabilitation assistance for 12 units of housing, and for a fuel assistance program.

RCAT will provide assistance, upon request, in terms of development data gathering and review of the

final document as needed. In some applications for funding for specific development projects, RCAT can be

available to explain the nature and benefits of those projects to awarding entities.

2. Statewide Grants:

COMMBUYS https://www.commbuys.com/bso/ is the Operational Services Division (OSD)

site for accessing State Contracts for Goods and Services. They also provide running updates

of grants that are available for public agencies throughout Massachusetts. Each PLHA can get

emailed updates on grants that become available if they become set up as a “Vendor”. Help

with becoming set up as a Vendor is available at http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-

procurement/oversight-agencies/osd/contact-osd.html . The grants available at this site can be

also be accessed directly without registering for Vendor status, (although emailed updates

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would not be provided automatically as under a Vendor status) by going to

https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/advsearch/searchBid.sdo .

Once on this page:

Select

“Bids”

Then select the scroll bar “UNSPC Segment Family” and again select “00-00 Grant

Opportunity” and then “Find It”. A list of grants will populate at the bottom.

As of the date of this memo, there were 275 grants listed. Most are not specifically

targeted for housing authorities, but a search can result in a useable resource. Searches

can be narrowed into specific categories, but require Vendor Codes which are

immediately available through the Help site given above.

One sample of an available grant, (next page) is for a Board of Health Grant for

Tobacco Prevention Programs, that could be made available to housing tenants.

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3. Utility Conservation Grants:

RCAT will monitor eligibility for utility funding such as for MASS SAVE LEAN Audits

and Grants (eligibility for which is every 5 years) for each PLHA and assist with

applications. Eligible CIP projects should be identified and coordinated with the PLHA in

concert with its annual CIP.

Example of a Specific Approach to Facilitate LEAN Energy Grants for all of RCAT

Low-income multi-family properties owned by public housing authorities, non-profit or

for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for assistance to improve the energy usage of

their buildings, making public housing authorities eligible for the Mass Save’s energy

conservation program. This program targets high-energy users through the installation of

approved energy efficiency measures. This program is funded by the Massachusetts

Energy Efficiency Program Administrators, (non-local utility companies like National

Grid). The utilities and the Low-Income Energy Affordability Network (LEAN)

administer the program. The eligibility and application process is outlined on the LEAN

website below:

Application (The Housing Authority Should Start the Application Process at the

Online Site Below):

(http://leanmultifamily.org/program/application-process)

Initial Housing Authority Qualifying Criteria

Project is for one or more multi-family (5+ units) residential buildings; AND

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At least 50% of the development households have income at or below 60% of the Area

Median Income;

Step 1: Applicant completes online application.

Step 2: Applicant submits data

through WegoWise or another approved format

to benchmark energy use.

Step 3: Applicant submits documentation of

affordability to show eligibility. For-profit

owners may be asked to sign the LEAN

affordability agreement.

Step 4: Program reviews application, eligibility

documentation and benchmarking data and may request additional information from

applicant.

Step 5: Program informs applicant if project is selected for building assessments, (energy

audits) after determining that the Housing Authority has meet program thresholds for

eligibility, based on the income of their tenants. The actual energy audits are conducted

through another organization, a community service organization, (“ACTION Inc.”, located

in Gloucester, MA, is one) which visits the Authority and audits for individual energy

conservation measures, (LED lighting replacement, 10 year old refrigerator replacements,

etc.) and determines whether they will result in a pay-back in energy savings within 6

years. They arrive at a summary of energy conservation projects to implement, and propose

them to the Local Housing Authority through a contract, (at a cost of $0.00). Once the

contract is signed, Action Inc. contracts for the conservation work, and manages the

project.

We hope to assist all of our housing authorities that are eligible. They are all income

eligible, but cannot have had this energy audit within 5 years of a previous audit.

To determine whether our Authorities had an energy audit within 5 years, and to determine

when 5 years had passed at previously audited Authorities, we developed a questionnaire

and spreadsheet that will track future eligibility, (right). We propose our work, of

facilitating LEAN energy audits, as meeting requirements for the March 2017 quarter

milestone to “Provide Assistance in Securing Additional RCAT Housing Authority

Funding.”

Housing Authority

Have You Had an

Energy Audit ?

Last Energy

Audit Date. Comments

Project

Manager

Date Email with

LEAN Audit

Application link

sent to HA.

Date For

Eligibility of Next

Energy Audit.

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Other Sources of Information for Energy Conservation Funding: (N-Grid, Eversource

programs via ABCD and Action Inc. who are Administrators of Utility programs).

Energy Conservation Rebates from Manufacturers:

A wide variety of Manufacturer sponsored rebates are available as incentives towards

energy conservation initiatives. Many of these can be found at the RCAT NE website:

https://massrcat.com/construction-manufacter-rebates/ which are updated continuously.

4. DHCD Funding. Below are DHCD funding initiatives that are currently available. Information on new

initiative programs will be provided as they become available, and will be viewed in

coordination with annual CIP updates.

o Formula Funding

o Emergency Reserve

o Compliance Reserve

o High Leverage Asset Preservation Program (HILAPP)

o Sustainability

o Vacant 705 and 667 Congregate 25 to 65K/unit

o Special Programs/competitive initiatives (Accessible units, ModPHASE, Income

Mixing, etc.)

5. Private Funding:

Private funding sources and initiatives will be researched continuously, including partnerships with

non-profit agencies. Some current examples are:

a. Development of Microwave and cell tower leases

b. Leases for Private enterprises that can provide tenant services – Day Care Centers, Health

Care facilities, Beauty Parlors, Grocery Stores.

c. Assisted Living Programs such as PACE.

d. Mixed Financing Initiatives utilizing State Tax Credits

6. Reserve Funds:

Will be reviewed as a possible source to leverage the acquisition of outside matching funding. A

good example of such a leveraging effort was presented above in the CPA award to the Amherst

Housing Authority (2010- $350,000) which was used to preserve and to rehabilitate or repair and

update 22 units of family public housing.

The AHA was notified by DHCD that they would provide a match on a dollar for dollar basis to

the Town’s CPA funds. This will provide $700,000 for this project. The Town also intends to apply

to the Community Development Block Grant program for funds for this project that will also

provide an additional match on a dollar for dollar basis from the DHCD.

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Appendix B:

Online Resources

Assistance with available Local funds

http://communitypreservation.org/content/info-individual-cpa-communities

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/service/grants/

https://www.eversource.com/content/

https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/advsearch/searchBid.sdo

Assistance with acquiring Utility funds:

http://www.mass.gov/eea/energy-utilities-clean-tech/

http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-tech-assistance/guidance-technical-assistance/agencies-

and-divisions/doer/

http://bostonabcd.org/energy-and-fuel-services.aspx

http://actioninc.org/energy_main.html

http://www.mass.gov/hed/docs/dhcd/ph/formula/mass-stateaidpublichousing.pdf

https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default

https://massrcat.com/construction-manufacter-rebates/

Assistance with Acquiring DHCD funds:

http://www.mass.gov/hed/docs/dhcd/ph/publicnotices/2016-34.pdf )