Springfield Community Preservation Committee

The Herbert and Louise Whitney Fund for Community Preservation is now Accepting Applications for a Community Preservation Grant.
Are you working to preserve the history of your New England community? Historic New England’s Community Preservation Grants support small to mid-sized organizations across the region that are saving and sharing the stories, places, and traditions that define their communities.

Each year, one grant of $1,250 is awarded to a qualifying 501(c)(3) history or preservation organization in each New England state: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

2026 application available: May 1, 2026
Deadline for submission: June 30, 2026
Notification: Grant awards will be announced in the fall.

Community Preservation Grant Guidelines | Historic New England In this spirit of collaboration, Historic New England annually awards grants to one small to medium-sized history organization in each New England state to support projects that save and share their communities’ diverse history as part of telling the whole story of New England.

The 58 Itendale Street house was a 2021 CPC supported rehabilitation project. It took a while to get here but the home is now up for sale by lottery. Details in the post.

Applications being accepted for Public Lottery for Affordable Homeownership Opportunity at 58 Itendale Street Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan, in partnership with the developer, Concerned Citizens for Springfield, Inc. (CCS), is pleased to announce a lottery to choose the purchaser of a fully renovated and modernized single-family home in the Forest Park neighborhood.

CPC 2026 Application Grant Workshop. A question-and-answer session follows the presentation. The regular meeting takes place after the workshop.
Contact [email protected] or 413-530-1268 for more information about the application process.

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