
Incentives & Financial Assistance
Resource Center Incentives
Homeowners may be eligible for incentives up to a total of $25,000.00 to create new ADUs. Incentives are given as deferred forgivable loans.
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Pre-Permitting Incentives:
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​Qualified homeowners may be eligible to receive up to $5,000 for pre-permitting activities. These funds may only be used for:
LAND DEVELOPMENT FEES
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Certified Plot Plan
Certified Site/Land Survey (more complex than a plot plan)
Geotechnical Reports
Groundwater Survey
Soil Test
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DESIGN RELATED FEES
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Architectural Elevations
Architectural Renderings (Stick Built or Pre-Fab/Modular)
Architectural Blueprints/Floor Plans
Foundation Plan
Energy Calculations
Structural Calculations
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SEPTIC/SEWER FEES
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Engineered Septic Plan
Septic Upgrades/Sewer Betterment/Hook Up Fees
Soils Analysis & Percolation Testing
Title V Inspections (including video inspections)
Design of pressure-distribution Septic Systems
Design of Conventional Septic Systems
Design of I/A Septic Systems
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Post-Construction Incentives:
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Qualified homeowners may be eligible to receive up to $25,000 once the ADU is created. Homeowners who received pre-development/pre-construction incentives may be eligible to receive up to $20,000 once the ADU is completed.
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Incentives are paid for rental units that do not already exist, are built as new ADU rental units 1 of the 8 Lower Cape towns, and are rented on a year-round basis.
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For full eligibility and loan compliance requirements, please contact:
Talitha Abramsen at 508-290-0119 or Talitha@capecdp.org
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At this time, the funding for this program is limited and priority will be given on a first come first served basis of income eligible homeowners. Additional funding is being sought.
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Cape Light Compact Incentives
Cape Light Compact offers a variety of residential rebates and incentives for high efficiency residential new constructions, renovations, and additions – For more information (Click Here)
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Cape Cod AquiFund Zero/Low-Interest, Betterment Loans
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Zero & Low-Interest, Betterment Loans to Help Clean Up Cape Cod’s Waters. Cape Cod AquiFund provides financial assistance for septic system replacement, installation of advanced onsite wastewater treatment units, and sewer connections.
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To assist those residents who need the most help in areas where sewers and advanced onsite technologies are being used to clean up Cape Cod’s waters, AquiFund offers an income-based tiered interest rate for new program applicants. (Click Here)
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General Inquiries for Cape Cod AquiFund
Call: 774-330-3010
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Alice Ryan, Program Manager
Email: alice.ryan@capecod,gov
Call: 774-314-2244
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Angela Do Carmo, Loan Manager
Call: 508-375-6877
Email: adocarmo@capecod.gov
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