CPA Grant Application and Instructions 

The Community Preservation Act (CPA) helps communities preserve open space and historic resources, create affordable housing, and develop outdoor recreational facilities to benefit the public. 

Concord typically distributes grants for CPA-eligible projects from the Concord Community Preservation Fund once per year. The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) accepts applications for projects in September for distribution the following July.

The application cycle for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting (FY27 funding) is now closed.
The next application deadline will be in September of 2026.
Please see sample Application Materials below. 

Grant Schedule  
Public Information Sessions  May 21 and June 10, 2025 at the regular CPC meeting,
via zoom, 7pm
Application Deadline September 19, 2025, 12:00 noon
Site visits October 11, 2025 (Saturday)
Deadline to submit letters of support November 14, 2025
CPC recommendations for Annual Town Meeting Winter 2025
Annual Town Meeting vote Around April 30, 2026
Grant funding becomes available July 1, 2026
Project Completion December 31, 2028

Where should a potential applicant begin?

Is your project eligible for Community Preservation Act Funds?
Please read the Project Eligibility Requirements carefully. 

Does your project meet Concord community needs and goals?
The project should meet Concord’s General Selection Criteria, and specific high-priority needs and goals for community housing, open space, recreation and historic preservation identified in the 2025 Community Preservation Plan.  

Does your organization or individual have a federal tax identification number (a legal requirement for all government funding)?

Do you have the consent of the property owner?

Does the grant schedule meet your project schedule needs?

If you are not certain whether your project fits the criteria, please contact Ann Clifford, Senior Planner in the Planning Division at 978-318-3290. 

Sample Application Materials

  1. Current Application Form and Instructions for July 1, 2026 funding (FY27)
  2. CPC Manual for Applicants and Awardees for July 1, 2026 funding (FY27). Application deadline Sept 19, 2025.
  3. Project Eligibility Requirements
  4. CPC Plan 2025 FINAL

Power point presentation from Public Information Session, Spring 2025

  1. CPC PowerPoint for Spring 2025 Info Session

For more information, contact the Planning Division at planningdivision@concordma.gov or (978) 318-3290.