Community Planning Grants Available

New Hampshire Housing announces the launch of the Community Planning Grant (CPG) Program, which will provide over $1 million in competitive matching grants to New Hampshire municipalities.
 
New Hampshire Housing is one of 27 state and local agencies to be awarded a share of $28 million in grants through HUD’s Community Challenge Grant program, which aims to reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital and sustainable communities.

New Hampshire Housing will be advised by a steering committee consisting of public agencies and non-profit organizations representing a diverse range of interests.
CPG grants will be available in two rounds, one in 2012 and the other in 2013.  In the first round, municipalities will be eligible to apply for one-year grants of up to $30,000 or two-year grants of up to $50,000 to provide technical assistance in modifying local regulations so that socially, economically and environmentally healthy communities can be achieved.  Special funding allocations will be made specifically for communities that want to create neighborhood heritage districts or to adopt inclusionary zoning ordinances that promote housing affordability. 

For funding in the first round, grant applications are due on June 15, 2012.  For information about the CPG Program, including application materials and information on a grant writing workshop for potential applicants on Thursday, May 3, please visit the NH Citizen Planner Collaborative at www.nhcitizenplanner.org.

Have you ever wanted to make a map of:

Snowmobile and recreational trails
Conservation areas
Geocaching locations
Cellar holes and other historic landmarks
Cemetery markers
Or anything else?

Here is your opportunity!

Participants in the NH Broadband Mapping - Rural Addressing Project will receive specialized training from UNH Cooperative Extension and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission using the latest Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, including iPad and Garmin devices.

The purpose of the NH Rural Addressing Project is to create a statewide data layer that will help to refine the NH Broadband Map, which shows areas of the state where broadband is and is not currently available. Teams of volunteers will be trained on GPS devices and will map locations in rural areas throughout the region. Volunteers will then have the opportunity to use the GPS equipment to collect data for their own projects, and NRPC will assist in developing map products.

For more information on broadband in NH visit: www.iwantbroadbandnh.org 

To volunteer or for more information contact:

Craig Tufts
226-6020
ctufts@cnhrpc.org

2013 Local Source Water Protection Grant Funds Available

The 2013 Local Source Water Protection Program provides up to $20,000 to help develop programs to protect existing public drinking water sources by inventorying & evaluating threats, identifying protection measures and implementing protection & security measures.  The applications aren’t due until November so applicants can obtain letters of commitment from stakeholders, etc.

Application Form: http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/dwspp/documents/grant-application.doc

For more information, contact Johnna McKenna at 271-7017 or Johnna.mckenna@des.nh.gov .

2012 Aquatic Resource Mitigation Funds Available

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has funding available under the Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund for the 2012 cycle. These funds may be used for land protection, wetlands restoration, and other aquatic resource protection or improvement projects. 

Municipalities, river organizations, regional resource/planning groups, and conservation-oriented non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.

In the central New Hampshire region, communities fall into either the Contoocook watershed ($14,000 available) or the Merrimack watershed ($2.175 million available).

Click below for more information:

Announcement and Map of Watersheds

Full Application Packet

Pre-proposal submissions are due by April 30, 2012, and full applications are due by August 10, 2012.

BROWNFIELDS CLEAN-UP RESOURCES

The Capital Regional Development Council (CRDC) is pleased  to formally announce the availability of grants and loans  designed to assist with the clean-up of environmentally impacted sites located throughout Merrimack and Hillsborough Counties in New Hampshire.

The goal of the program is to provide very flexible financing targeted to strategic sites with substantial redevelopment potential.

For more information click here.

New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program

CNHRPC is partnering with UNH and others as part of the New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program.  The purpose is to find homes and businesses that are un-served and underserved for high speed internet.  We encourage you to visit www.iwantbroadbandnh.com and take the Broadband Access Survey and Speed Test.  Most importantly, spread the word around your community to those who currently do not have access to high speed internet!