The Division of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) oversees programs, training, and resources available to its partners, including economic development professionals and community leaders.
These partnerships tackle the challenges to the New Hampshire economy and DPCD staff provides technical assistance on a range of issues, from affordable housing and broadband deployment to floodplain management and land use development.
DPCD offers expertise to its community partners including:
- InvestNH Housing – Oversees programs developed through the state’s allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to accelerate approval and construction of affordable workforce housing throughout New Hampshire.
- Office of Broadband Initiatives – Develops and implements plans to bring high-speed internet to thousands of underserved and unserved areas of the state, and to close the digital divide through its Digital Equity efforts.
- Office of Planning & Development - Provides technical assistance, training, and resources to various stakeholders on the laws and regulations pertaining to land use development and municipal planning; the promotion of sound floodplain management practices; the location and pace of development in the state through population and housing data; maintaining and promoting geographic information system data and mapping; and other statewide planning issues through interagency coordination.