The Efficiency & Regionalization grant program provides financial support for entities interested in implementing regionalization and other efficiency initiatives.
Donor Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/10/2022
Grant Size: up to $200,000
Details:
The purpose of the Efficiency and Regionalization (E&R) competitive grant program was to provide financial support for governmental entities interested in implementing regionalization and other efficiency initiatives that allow for long-term sustainability.
The grant program will be administered by the Division of Local Services.
Grant awards will provide one-time funds to assist in the planning and implementation of regionalization and other efficiency initiatives that support long-term municipal sustainability:
- Regionalization: shared services, joint or regional facilities, intergovernmental agreements, consolidations, mergers and other collaborative efforts.
- Internal Efficiencies: for a single entity to plan and implement innovative strategies that improve the quality and efficiency of municipal service delivery.
Planning and implementation activities are eligible.
Examples of eligible expenses include:
- Small capital purchases or improvements that are integral to the implementation of a functional program such as equipment or software;
- Technical assistance including consulting services, assistance in drafting contracts or other agreements; and
- Transition or project management costs, not to exceed one year.
If an applicant seeks to initiate a new program with an E&R Program grant, the applicant should be able to show how the new program will be self-sustaining within one year.
Funding Information
Grant requests from a single government entity of up to $100,000 will be considered. Grant requests from multi jurisdictional applications of up to $200,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
The E&R Grant Program is open to: municipalities, regional school districts, school districts considering forming a regional school district or regionalizing services, regional planning agencies and councils of governments. Regional planning agencies and councils of governments may also serve as the administrative or fiscal agent on behalf of municipalities.
For more information, visit Commonwealth of Massachusetts.