NEXT FUNDING DEADLINE – February 1st
Yes, that’s a Saturday! To qualify for the fall 2014 funding round, new projects must start by contacting staff by February 1st to request an orientation meeting, then submitting a pre-proposal to the CPC by  March 1st.

Contact Program Manager Alice Ingerson by phone at 617-796-1144 or by email at aingerson@newtonma.gov . Projects that miss these deadlines cannot qualify to submit a full funding request until fall 2015. For more information about the funding process, see the Guidelines & Forms page of the program website at www.newtonma.gov/cpa.

PUBLIC HEARINGS on NEW PROPOSALS
The CPC will not vote on whether to recommend funding for any proposal until it has completed public hearings on all proposals. Written comments on any proposal will be accepted through February 26th.
February 26th (rescheduled from February 13th)
7:00 pm, City Hall Room 209
– City Archives Strategic Plan (historic resources), CPA request $20,000
– City Hall Veterans Wing Historic Artifacts (historic resources), CPA request $19,000
– City Hall Accessibility & Acoustics (historic resources), CPA request $749,950
From the program’s website at www.newtonma.gov/cpa , use these links in the top-left Navigation section to find additional information:
– Committees & Meetings for detailed agendas
– Proposals & Projects to read the proposals