Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Community Development
- Grant writing and management of various state and federal programs
- Professional and technical assistance to local officials for municipal needs and concerns
- Procurement assistance for state and federal compliance
- Administration and implementation of social and public service programs
- Historic preservation research, planning, and building rehabilitation
- Development and oversight of public facility and infrastructure improvements projects
- Administration of housing rehabilitation programs
- Development, oversight, and implementation of local planning projects
- Surveying, data collection, and analysis of municipal demographics
- Scenic byway planning and project development
- Local technical assistance to PVPC member communities
Additional Information on Community Development
Each of these links will take you to a web site outside of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission web site. The web sites will open in a new window on top of the current window.
Federal
- Citizen’s Guide to Cleanup Methods
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
- Department of Agriculture/Rural Development
- Department of Justice/ADA Home Page
- Excluded Parties Listing System/Federal Debarment
- FirstGov (all federal agencies at http://www.firstgov.gov/)
- General Services Administration Forms Library
- Rural Development Local Assistance
- Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
State
- Architectural Access Board
- Division of Local Services (City and Town Index)
- Division of Local Services (Municipal Databank)
- Environmental Protection Agency—New England
- Governor’s Office for Brownfields Revitalization
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD)
- Massachusetts Department of Labor & Workforce Development (Mass. Prevailing Wage)
- Massachusetts General Laws--Ch. 30B
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General
- State Publications and Regulations (Goods and Services, Central Register)
Other