MassWorks Infrastructure Program

***Attention MassWorks Infrastructure Program Applicants***

The 2012 Grant Round will open on Monday, August 27, 2012. To view a hard copy of the 2012 MassWorks Infrastructure Program Application click here  . All MassWorks Applications must be filed electronically through the online application tool, which will be made available on June 1, 2012. 

Municipalities may submit their applications between Monday, August 27 and September 10, 2012.

If you have any questions please contact MassWorks@state.ma.us or 617-788-3649.

MassWorks Program Overview:

The MassWorks Infrastructure Program provides a one-stop shop for municipalities and other eligible public entities seeking public infrastructure funding to support economic development and job creation. The Program represents an administrative consolidation of six former grant programs:

• Public Works Economic Development (PWED)
• Community Development Action Grant (CDAG)
• Growth Districts Initiative (GDI) Grant Program
• Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion Program (MORE)
• Small Town Rural Assistance Program (STRAP)
• Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Program

The MassWorks Infrastructure Program provides a one-stop shop for municipalities and other eligible public entities seeking public infrastructure funding to support:

• Economic development and job creation and retention
• Housing development at density of at least 4 units to the acre (both market and affordable units)
• Transportation improvements to enhancing safety in small, rural communities

The MassWorks Infrastructure Program is administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Executive Office for Administration & Finance.

To Apply:

Follow these steps to apply to the MassWorks Infrastructure Program:

1. Review the 2012 MassWorks documentation, including the program guidelines, the scoring guide and the hard copy 2012 application.
2. If you would like to apply, register in the online application system. Instructions are available in this Manual. In addition, an instructional video will be posted.
3. Complete the online application. Guidance is available in this Manual. In addition, an instructional video will be posted.
4. Submit the application between August 27 and September 10, 2012 using the online application tool.

Step 1: Review the 2012 MassWorks documentation 

• MassWorks Infrastructure Program Guidelines 
  • This document provides an overview, including history and background, of the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.
• MassWorks Scoring Guide for Economic Development and Job Creation and Retention 
  • This document provides an overview of the criteria used to score an Economic Development and Job Creation and Retention application that is submitted in the 2012 MassWorks Infrastructure Round
• MassWorks Scoring Guide for Housing Development at a Density of at Least 4 Units to the Acre (both market and affordable) 
  •  This document provides an overview of the criteria used to score a Housing development at a density of at least 4 units to the acre application that is submitted in the 2012 MassWorks Infrastructure Round.
• MassWorks Scoring for Transportation Improvements to Enhance Safety in Small, Rural Communities (of less than 7,000 people) 
  • This document provides an overview of the criteria used to score a Transportation improvements application that is submitted in the 2012 MassWorks Infrastructure Round.
• MassWorks Infrastructure Program - Hard Copy Application 
  • This document provides an overview of the questions in the 2012 MassWorks Infrastructure Program Application. All MassWorks Applications must be filed electronically through the online application tool.

Step 2: Register in the online application system – AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2012

• TO BE RELEASED: MassWorks Infrastructure Program Online Application Tool - Technical Manual
  • This document provides an overview of the online application tool, including registration instructions, instructions on how to add or allow others to view your application, how to navigate through the online application tool, how to print your application and how to submit your application.
• TO BE RELEASED: MassWorks Infrastructure Program Online Application Tool – Instructional Video
  • This instructional video provides municipalities with a demonstration of how to navigate the online application tool, including registration instructions, instructions on how to add or allow others to view your application, how to navigate through the online application tool, how to print your application and how to submit your application.

Step 3: Complete the online application – AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2012

• MassWorks Infrastructure Program Online Application Guidance 
  • This document provides detailed information about each of the questions included in the online application, including tips and reminders to municipalities.
•   MassWorks Infrastructure Program Frequently Asked Questions 
  • This document provides answers to the frequently asked questions we received in the first round of the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.

Step 4: Submit the application – BETWEEN AUGUST 27 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

• A “submit” button will appear in the “change status” page of the online application tool on Monday, August 27, 2012. Municipalities will be able to submit their application up until September 10, 2012.

Contact Information for the MassWorks Team: 

MassWorks Infrastructure Program
Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development
One Ashburton Place, Room 2101
Boston, MA 02108
Web: www.mass.gov/eohed/infrastructure
Email: MassWorks@state.ma.us
Telephone: 617-788-3649
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