Each year the Coalition receives thousands of phone calls and email requests for technical assistance on CPA. So, for this  issue of CPA Update, we've compiled a list of our answers to your most frequently asked questions. We hope the articles below provide new insights on how to use CPA to benefit your community. Skim through the list and click on the ones that interest you to learn more!

General CPA Issues 

Expert Advice on CPA Projects 

• State Laws that Intersect with CPA: Where to Look and Who to Call

• Free Assistance for CPA Historic Projects (Preservation Massachusetts Circuit Rider Program)

• Free Assistance for CPA Housing Projects (CPA Affordable Housing Circuit Rider Program)

Historic Preservation

• Documents are Historic Resources, Too

• Placing Preservation Restrictions on Historic Resources

• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

Community Housing

• How to Run CPA Rental Assistance Programs: Lessons from the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority and the Eastham Affordable Housing Trust 

• Housing Buy-Down Programs: Creating Affordable Housing Without New Construction

Open Space and Outdoor Recreation

• Recreation Projects: Why Can't CPA Funds be Spent on Stadiums and Structures?

• Conservation Restrictions 101: The Rules on Conservation Restrictions on CPA Acquired Land

• Drafting CPA Land Purchase Warrant Articles