Community Preservation Act Overview and Resources

Author: Community Preservation Coalition

Last Reviewed by MLTC: 1/26/2026

Community Preservation Coalition webpages providing a Community Preservation Act (CPA) overview and two statewide data tools: the CPA Databank (adoption and revenue/match data) and a searchable database of CPA-funded projects. Useful for quickly pulling CPA funding context and identifying land conservation and other CPA project examples by municipality.

Resources:

  1. Community Preservation Coalition – Main Site
    Overview of CPA basics, eligible uses, adoption, and guidance resources.
    Resource: https://www.communitypreservation.org/

  2. About the Community Preservation Act
    CPA background, purpose, and how local surcharges and state matching work.
    Resource: https://www.communitypreservation.org/about

  3. CPA Databank
    Interactive CPA data tools including individual community profiles, statewide CPA reports, CPA projects database, and CPA trust fund revenue.
    Resource: https://www.communitypreservation.org/databank

  4. CPA Massachusetts Projects Database
    Searchable database of Massachusetts CPA-funded projects, including open space and land protection projects.
    Resource: https://www.communitypreservation.org/databank/projectsdatabase