MassWorks provides grants to communities to help them prepare for success and contribute to the long term strength and sustainability of the Commonwealth.
Donor Name: Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/05/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The MassWorks Infrastructure Program is a competitive grant program that provides the largest and most flexible source of capital funds to municipalities and other eligible public entities primarily for public infrastructure projects that support and accelerate housing production, spur private development, and create jobs throughout the Commonwealth.
MassWorks is authorized under Mass. General Laws, Chapter 23A, Section 63 and is administered by the Executive Office of Economic Development. EOED is committed to helping communities prepare for success and contribute to the long term strength and sustainability of the Commonwealth. The program places particular emphasis on the production of multi-family housing in appropriately located walkable, mixed-use districts that result in direct and immediate job creation and/or that support economic development in weak or distressed areas.
Project Categories
- Infrastructure Pre-Development
- Infrastructure Construction
- Small Town Road Improvement.
Funding Information
- Typical Grant range Infrastructure: $1,000,000 – $5,000,000.
- Maximum Grant Size Small Town Road Improvement: $1,000,000.
- Typical Grant range Pre-Development: $100,000 – $500,000.
Grant Period
MassWorks grants will run for a maximum of 3 full fiscal years following the successful execution of a contract.
Uses of grant funds
- Predevelopment: Design, engineering documents, prepermitting, proforma development, due diligence, bidding, testing etc.
- Direct Construction: Earthwork and/or site work, for example, demolition, sidewalk and road construction, utility relocation, traffic signals, water/sewer extensions, bridge/culvert repairs, contingency (up to 10%), construction administration, traffic control, public safety details, and final design (up to 10%) etc.
Eligibility Criteria
Any Massachusetts city or town, acting by and through its municipal officers or by and through an agency designated by such municipal officers to act on their behalf, or any local public entity, may apply to the program for a grant in a specified amount to fund a public infrastructure project. Two or more municipalities may apply jointly, with one municipality or public entity acting as fiscal agent.
For more information, visit EOED.