20.038 Small Grants Cover Letter
City of Northampton
Community Preservation Committee
210 Main Street, City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
March 27, 2020
Gina-Louise Sciarra
City Council President
210 Main Street, Room 16
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: Community Preservation Committee Recommendation for Funding
Chairman Sciarra and City Councilors,
To encourage greater diversity of applicants for CPA funds, broaden community participation,
and make applying less formidable, the Community Preservation Committee developed a ‘Small
Grants’ process for funding requests of up to $3,000, with a total project cost not to exceed
$6,000. The small grant process was developed to be simpler and less time consuming than the
traditional application process, but small grant applicants must still demonstrate their eligibility
for funding under the CPA. To expedite the availability of funding, Small Grants
Recommendations are provided to City Council as soon as they are complete.
This funding round, meeting, the Community Preservation Committee voted to recommend two
Small Grant allocations of $3,000 each. These recommendations, while small dollar amounts, will
have measurable impacts to two open space and recreation projects to two valued City partner
groups. The full applications are available on the CPC website at
http://northamptonma.gov/1048/Community-Preservation-Committee
Please do not hesitate to contact myself, or Preservation Planner Sarah LaValley with any
questions about the projects or if additional information is needed.
Thank you,
Brian Adams
Chair, City of Northampton Community Preservation Committee