Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
On Jan. 12, the Massachusetts School Building Authority opened the 2024 Statement of Interest period for the Accelerated Repair Program and the Core Program.
Submitting an SOI is the critical first step in the MSBA’s program for school building construction, addition/renovation, and repair grants. The SOI allows districts to inform the MSBA about deficiencies that may exist in a local school facility and how those deficiencies inhibit the delivery of the district’s educational program.
The Accelerated Repair Program focuses on the preservation of existing assets by performing energy-efficient and cost-saving upgrades, which will result in direct operational savings for school districts.
The MSBA had temporarily paused the Accelerated Repair Program in October 2022, resulting in no new Statements of Interest in 2023, but is reopening the program for 2024 for the partial or full replacement of roofs and windows/doors.
The MSBA has changed its SOI template for the 2024 filing period, which could impact the responses to certain questions for districts that submitted a Core Program SOI in 2023 and intend to refile it in 2024.
The deadline for submitting ARP SOIs is March 1 at 11:59 p.m.
The deadline for submitting Core Program SOIs is April 12 at 11:59 p.m.
The MSBA’s grant program is a non-entitlement, competitive program, and grants are distributed by the MSBA Board of Directors based on need and urgency, as expressed by districts and validated by the MSBA. Submitting an SOI is not an invitation into the MSBA’s capital pipeline; it is the initial step in the MSBA’s program. Moving forward in the process requires further collaboration between districts and the MSBA.
For details on the SOI process, visit the MSBA website.