MARION — Marion residents with ideas to improve their community can apply for Community Preservation Act funding through the Marion Town Clerk’s office until 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5.

The town clerk’s office is located at the Marion Town House, 2 Spring Street, Marion.

The Community Preservation Act is a Massachusetts law that allows participating cities and towns to adopt a real estate tax surcharge supplemented by state matching funds in order to fund community preservation.

Eligible projects must be directed towards open space and recreation, historic preservation or community housing.

Applications received by the deadline will be considered for presentation at the May 2024 Town Meeting.

Past Community Preservation funds have been used to construct a pavilion at Osprey Marsh, install fencing, ADA-compliant benches and litter receptacles at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Park, catalog the collections and restore exhibits at the Marion Natural History Museum, construct pickleball courts at the Point Road playground and install smoke and fire alarms at the Marion Art Center.