WISP

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders chats with CDI about housing crisis

July 2, 2024 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited the North Avenue Cooperative in Burlington, Vermont today to tour the community and meet its resident-owners. During the tour, he stopped to speak with CDI about the housing crisis and how manufactured-home communities that are cooperatively run can help solve this nationwide problem. The North Avenue Cooperative

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Community Meeting Notice – PRICE Application

Community Meeting Notice Seeking Input on Application to HUD for Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Competition The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is preparing to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Main Program seeking $32,528,500 in infrastructure funding for

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Maine invests $2.3M in drinking water upgrades for Manufactured Home Communities

By: Heather Holland Three resident-owned manufactured home communities in Maine, representing 153 homes, received a combined total of $2.3 million in grants and forgivable loans for drinking water infrastructure upgrades, thanks to support from CDI’s WISP program. The water infrastructure projects are being funded in part by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a federal

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Lancaster, New Hampshire

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES  The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Page Hill MHP Cooperative, Inc. in Lancaster, New Hampshire for the redevelopment of their water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Required professional services will include but

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Camden, Maine

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES  The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program (WISP) is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Mountainside Community Cooperative, Inc. in Camden, Maine for the redevelopment of their water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Required professional services will include but are

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Shelburne, Vermont

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES   The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of Lakeview Cooperative, Inc. in Shelburne, Vermont for improvements to their wastewater and storm water infrastructure. Required professional services will include but are not limited

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Requests for Qualifications for Engineering Services in Hyde Park, Vermont

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Cooperative Development Institute’s Water Infrastructure Support Program is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified engineering firms on behalf of  Sterling View Cooperative Community, Inc. in Hyde Park, Vermont for improvements to their water, wastewater, and/or stormwater infrastructure. Required professional services will include but are

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