How did we qualify for MSBA funding?

Submitting a Statement of Interest (SOI) is the critical first step in the MSBA's program to partially fund the construction, renovation, addition, or repair of municipally or regionally owned school facilities located in cities, towns, and regional school districts. The SOI submitted every year by Belmont during the past 10 years allowed Belmont to inform the MSBA about deficiencies that exist in the High School facility and how those deficiencies inhibit the delivery of Belmont’s educational program. In 2016, the MSBA invited Belmont into the first phase of their grant program. 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 the district and validated by the MSBA. Submitting an SOI is not an invitation into the MSBA's capital pipeline; it is the first step in the MSBA's program. Moving forward in the MSBA's grant program requires continued collaboration between Belmont and the MSBA.