Projects
Becket ADA Self-evaluation and Transition Plan
This project is intended to provide the town of Becket with an ADA Self-evaluation and Transition Plan which will enable the town to identify barriers to accessibility in all municipal facilities, including buildings, streets and sidewalks, parks, and other municipally owned properties., and to plan for elimination of such barriers over the next 5 years.
View ProjectCheshire and New Marlborough FY18 Community Development Block Grant
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is currently managing a Housing Rehabilitation Program for the Towns of Cheshire and New Marlborough. The Program is being funded by a $998,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), written and submitted on behalf of the towns by BRPC, and awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. The Program goal is to rehabilitate up to 20 homes in Cheshire and 4-6 homes in New Marlborough. The average cost per rehabilitation project is expected to be $30,000.
View ProjectFlorida Paving Procurement
BRPC will assist the Town of Florida in implementing its MA WRAP grant by drafting the bid package and guiding the procurement process for paving various sections of town-owned roadway.
View ProjectGreat Barrington Housing Needs Assessment
The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) will perform a Housing Needs Assessment for the town of Great Barrington, updating the 2013 Great Barrington Sheffield Needs Assessment, with the focus on Great Barrington.
View ProjectMohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Project (feasibility)
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC), in partnership with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and the Franklin Land Trust (FLT) is conducting a planning and public outreach process to explore interest in a new partnership with State and Federal agencies for 21 towns in northwestern Massachusetts. The partnership could lead to a new designation by the State and U.S. Forest Service which could provide state and federal funds and technical assistance to expand forestry activities on privately owned land and to support tourism-based businesses. This potential designation would focus on forest-based economic development like recreational tourism, forest management, and research on new forest related manufacturing technologies.
View ProjectMohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Project (implementation)
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, working with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, will assist in the development and implementation of the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership.
View ProjectMonterey FY17 Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation Project
The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) will serve as Housing Rehabilitation Program Manager, and provide Program Delivery, for the FY17 Monterey CDBG Grant. This program will rehabilitate up to 18 homes for low to moderate income homeowners.
View ProjectNorthern Berkshire CDBG-CV Regional Microenterprise Assistance Program
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, the Town of Adams and their municipal partners are pleased to announce the FY19 Community Development Block Grant CDBG CV emergency grant assistance for microbusinesses in Adams and neighboring northe...
View ProjectPittsfield 5 Year Consolidated Plan
The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) will assist the City of Pittsfield in compiling data, public input and drafting its U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 5-year plan.
View ProjectSheffield-Great Barrington FY16 Community Development Block Grant
The Sheffield-Great Barrington Housing Rehabilitation Program has been designed to address one of the most pressing community development needs in the two communities, as established by their Community Development Strategies: the preservation of affordable housing through the rehabilitation of properties owned and occupied by low- and moderate-income people. This activity will undertake moderate levels of rehabilitation to existing substandard housing units to provide safe, decent, and sanitary housing that meet the CDBG program inspection requirements. And continues with a FY16 grant with Sheffield.
View ProjectSouthern Berkshire CDBG-CV Regional Microenterprise Assistance Program
The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and Town of Lenox and their municipal partners are pleased to announce the FY19 Community Development Block Grant CDBG CV emergency grant assistance for microbusinesses in Lenox and neighboring southern Berkshire communities.
View ProjectStockbridge ADA Self-evaluation and Transition Plan
This project is intended to provide the Town of Stockbridge with an ADA Self-evaluation and Transition Plan which will enable the town to identify barriers to accessibility in all municipal facilities, including buildings, streets and sidewalks, parks, and other municipally owned properties., and to plan for elimination of such barriers over the next 5 years.
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