Community Preservation Grant

General goals:

1. Serves a community purpose with a public benefit. 
2. Preserves a resource that would otherwise be lost. 
3. Leverages other public and private resources to the greatest extent possible. 
4. Address more than one community preservation target area. 
   
5. Supports the Yarmouth Vision Plan.

Community Housing Goals:

1. Assist the Town in reaching the 10% goal for affordable housing as set forth in MGL. c. 40B. 
2. Meet the regulations and guidelines of the Department of Housing and Community Development  (DHCD) Local Initiative Program (LIP) to qualify in the 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory.
3. Promote affordable housing opportunities consistent with the Town’s Housing Production Plan. 
4. Promote the reuse and redevelopment of existing properties.
5. Promote local preference for Yarmouth residents and employees.
6. Preserve the affordability of units in perpetuity.

Historic Resources Goals:

1. Preserve, restore, rehabilitate, or reconstruct properties held in ownership by the Town of Yarmouth, or a non-profit organization, which is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or determined by the Yarmouth Historical Commission to be significant in the history, archaeology, architecture, or culture of the town.  
2. Research, document, and preserve historical records and/or restore historic Town documents and artifacts.
3. Acquire threatened resources of historical significance 
4. Create a historic marker program and identify sites of historical importance. 
5. Adaptively reuse historic buildings.

Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Goals:

1. Protect and enhance Yarmouth’s fragile environmental resources, including water quality, scenic beauty, and unique habitats. 
2. Preserve and manage sufficient areas to maintain a healthy natural environment, provide habitat for wildlife, encourage outdoor recreation, and retain community character. 
3. Meet all residents' and visitors' recreational needs by providing balanced year-round leisure facilities to promote healthy lifestyles while protecting sensitive natural resources. 

For allowable expenses, see: https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/DocumentCenter/View/13743/COMMUNITY-PRESERVATION-GRANT-GUIDELINES-AND-PROCEDURES-2023?bidId=#page=2