Recent Updates and What You Should Know When Filing a Statement of Interest (“SOI”) in 2025:
1. Accelerated Repair Program:
- Commencing in 2025, the ARP will have a biennial SOI opening (every two years). To facilitate schools moving toward Massachusetts’ goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the MSBA is introducing heat pump conversion projects to ARP in 2025.
- The SOI closing date for districts submitting for consideration under the ARP, which is intended for roofs, windows/doors, and heat pump conversions in existing school facilities, is Friday, March 21, 2025.
- The MSBA encourages all interested districts to submit an SOI to the MSBA, but the ARP is not appropriate for all potential projects. With each ARP project, the MSBA intends to prolong the longevity of the existing building and improve the environment of the school.
- Please reference the ARP SOI Overview, located on our website, here, to view the changes to the ARP in 2025 and determine if submitting a SOI for a potential ARP project is appropriate.
- The MSBA encourages all interested districts to submit an SOI to the MSBA, but the ARP is not appropriate for all potential projects. With each ARP project, the MSBA intends to prolong the longevity of the existing building and improve the environment of the school.
2. Core Program:
- The MSBA will continue to open the Statement of Interest System annually for consideration in the Core Program.
- The SOI closing date for districts submitting for consideration under the Core Program, which is intended for new construction, addition, and/or renovation projects, is Friday, April 11, 2025.
3. SOI Template Changes:
- Please note there have been changes to the MSBA’s SOI template that are in effect for the 2025 SOI filing period:
- If the district submitted a Core Program or ARP SOI in 2024 and intends to pre-populate its SOI(s) in 2025, changes to the SOI template may impact responses to certain questions.
- Any supporting materials required for the selection of Statutory Priority 1 or 3, and/or any supplemental material a district elects to submit with the SOI must be uploaded in the SOI system in order to submit an SOI. Hard copies will no longer be accepted.
