Community Development Block Grant - Recovery Act Program (CDBG-R)

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $9.1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to Massachusetts for distribution through the Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The money will be granted to non-entitlement cities and towns.

Consistent with HUD guidance for distributing the funds, DHCD will make grants to communities for proposed infrastructure and public facilities projects that could not be funded under the Commonwealth's FY2008 CDBG program. In addition, approximately 25 percent of the project funds will be awarded to communities for public housing modernization projects.

CDBG-R projects must be consistent with the goals and requirements of ARRA as contained in HUD's May 4, 2009 Notice regarding the CDBG-R program. DHCD focused on infrastructure improvements, job creation, readiness to proceed and assisting low and moderate income populations most affected by the recession in the development of the proposed list of projects.

2010 Information

CDBG-R First Amendment 

CDBG-R Activity Data Spreadsheet 

2009 Information

The Substantial Amendment 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG-R); Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008, CDBG One-Year Action Plan

Activity Data Spreadsheet