Municipal Technical Assistance Program: Municipal Projects
Table below lists the various municipal projects that have been supported through the Municipal Technical Assistance Program.
Municipal Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) > Project Summaries
Last Updated: 07.17.2024
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| Municipality | Consultant | Project Description | MTAP Eligible Activity | Funding Amount | Project Status | Anticipated Project Completion Date |
| Barrington | Libra | Create documents to update local regulations and ordinances to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $47,500 | Complete | 4/30/2024 |
| Barrington | Stantec | Re-write of Comprehensive Plan Housing Element to bring it in alignment with new state enabling legislation and Barrington’s housing needs. The project will include a housing needs assessment, an infrastructure assessment, and public engagement. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $100,000 | In progress | 9/30/2024 |
| Bristol | Horsley Witten | Update Comprehensive Community Plan Housing Element and align the chapter with new state enabling legislation; develop new housing strategies, including use of fee-in-lieu fund, with public input; and audit Zoning Ordinance. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $85,100 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Burrillville | Horsley Witten | Update local subdivision and land development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $31,500 | Complete | 4/30/2024 |
| Charlestown | Weston & Sampson | Assessment of where additional limited housing is appropriate, review of current residential zoning regulations, and proposed amendments to zoning ordinance. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements | $95,500 | In progress | 4/30/2024* |
| City of Central Falls | HWRI | Update local development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Coventry | Weston & Sampson | Traffic peer review of proposed development at Coventry Crossing. | Infrastructure capacity assessment | $10,100 | In progress | 1/1/2025 |
| Coventry | Horsley Witten | Engineering review the existing conditions at the Woodland Manor Pump Station for connection of future development for Woodland Manor Phase 3 and Coventry Crossings as well the connection of these developments to the existing sewer system. | Infrastructure capacity assessment | $80,000 | In progress | 3/30/2024* |
| Coventry, Lincoln, Cumberland | Weston & Sampson | Coordinate work to update local development policy to address new state enabling legislation working with the towns of Coventry, Cumberland, and Lincoln. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $298,450 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| East Greenwich | Horsley Witten | Update Comprehensive Community Plan Housing Element and Affordable Housing Plan, align the chapter with state enabling legislation, get input from the public on housing goals and policy, and audit of existing Zoning Ordinance. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $56,000 | In progress | 9/30/2024 |
| East Providence | Libra | Create documents to update local regulations and ordinances to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 12/31/2024 |
| Exeter | Libra | Create documents to update local regulations and ordinances to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 4/30/2024* |
| Foster | Libra | Update the Comprehensive Plan Housing Chapter and develop a low and moderate-income housing strategy. This strategy will include prospective areas for LMI housing development. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements | $65,000 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Glocester | Weston & Sampson | Update local land development and subdivision regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Jamestown | Horsley Witten | Update local subdivision and land development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $34,500 | In progress | 5/30/2024 |
| Middletown | Stantec | Develop a Comprehensive Plan Housing Element and Action Plan including strategies to meet Middletown’s housing goals. This will involve public engagement and housing supply and gap analyses. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $99,494 | In progress | 6/30/2024* |
| Narragansett | HWRI | Provide education to clarify housing studies and explain amended zoning and subdivision regulations, and facilitate methods to allay concerns about development of different housing types, including subsidized housing. | Public engagement and education | $33,100 | In progress | 9/30/2024 |
| Narragansett | Weston & Sampson | Evaluate the potential for existing underutilized or vacant property to support higher density development for low and moderate-income housing. | Infrastructure capacity assessment | $100,000 | In progress | 11/30/2024 |
| New Shoreham | Weston & Sampson | Update local land use regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. Identify updates and land use strategies that result in an increase of affordable housing on Block Island. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements | $93,320 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Newport | Libra | Use GIS data to identify possible sites for residential development in a housing buildout analysis; updates to Comprehensive Plan Housing Element; and amendments to Zoning Ordinance to increase workforce housing. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $100,000 | In progress | 3/31/2025 |
| North Providence | Weston & Sampson | Update local Zoning Ordinance and land development and subdivision regulations to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $98,450 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| North Smithfield | Innes | Update local subdivision and zoning ordinances to address new state enabling legislation. This will involve community workshops, interviews and/or focus groups. | Updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $100,000 | In progress | 8/30/2024 |
| Pawtucket | Libra | Update local land use regulations to address new state enabling legislation; create an affordable housing implementation plan to facilitate the creation of 40 units over the next 10 years. This will include a buildout analysis and identification of future housing sites. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 6/31/2024 |
| Portsmouth | Weston & Sampson | Update local land development and subdivision regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. Review Portsmouth’s regulatory framework for development applications. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $99,620 | In progress | 6/30/2024 |
| Providence | RKG | Analysis to determine the financial feasibility and fiscal impact of an inclusionary zoning policy. This will include recommendations on whether the proposed ordinance is the most effective approach. | Developing model zoning ordinances | $63,000 | In progress | 8/31/24 |
| Stantec | Infrastructure capacity assessment along Wyoming/Route 138 infill and growth area. The project will include expanding upon the housing opportunity assessment and conducting multi-modal transportation and circulation analysis and infrastructure assessments. | Infrastructure capacity assessment | $100,000 | In progress | 9/30/2024 | |
| RIHousing | Weston & Sampson | Zoning templates and guidance in response to updated housing legislation | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $137,455 | Complete | |
| Scituate | Weston & Sampson | Update local subdivision and land development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. Will streamline regulations to make them more user friendly and simplify the development application process. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 9/30/2024 |
| Smithfield | Weston & Sampson | Update and improve local zoning and subdivision regulations to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $74,200 | In progress | 8/31/2024 |
| Tiverton | Weston & Sampson | Update local zoning ordinance and land development and subdivision regulations to address new state enabling legislation; implement action items related to diversifying and encouraging appropriate housing density and production from Tiverton’s Comprehensive Plan. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 10/31/2024 |
| Tiverton | Weston & Sampson | Develop a hydraulic study of fire districts to review and validate water distribution demands/approvals, identify potential deficiencies, and recommend improvements so the water infrastructure of both fire districts can continue to support additional housing development. | Infrastructure capacity assessment | $100,000 | In progress | 11/30/2024 |
| Coventry | Weston & Sampson | Regulatory audit of Zoning Ordinance to identify areas to update and revise to improve clarity and ease of understanding. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $99,380 | In progress | 1/31/2025 |
| Warren | Weston & Sampson | Develop a Housing Needs Assessment to understand overall housing needs, especially affordable housing, and consider a more regional perspective. This will include methods to close the gap between housing stock and new units needed. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $98,600 | In progress | 8/15/2024 |
| Warwick | Weston & Sampson | Update Comprehensive Plan Housing Element with a focus on housing, land use, economic development, and open space to improve access to workforce, low and moderate-income, and affordable housing in Warwick. | Needs analysis; updating land use and permitting requirements; public engagement and education | $53,040 | Not started | 9/30/2024 |
| West Warwick | HWRI | Update local development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $100,000 | In progress | 5/31/2024 |
| Westerly | Camoin | Housing needs assessment and market study, this will involve stakeholder interviews, review of existing housing reports, and a community housing needs survey – Findings Infographics | Needs analysis; public engagement and education | $97,966 | Complete | 5/31/2024 |
| Woonsocket | Horsley Witten | Update local subdivision and land development regulations and the Zoning Ordinance to address new state enabling legislation. | Updating land use and permitting requirements | $34,500 | In progress | 2/1/2024 |
TOTAL FUNDING: $3,285,775.00
*requested an extension
