Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities services & programs

M.G.L. Chapter 40R offers a voluntary zoning program for cities and towns across Massachusetts to implement locally driven changes to build new homes and mixed-use development and better manage growth in well-suited locations with sufficient existing or planned infrastructure.

Chapters 40R and 40S serve to reimburse cities and towns for the additional costs of educating new school-age children in smart growth districts.

This page provides guidance on how to comply with Chapter 40T.

M.G.L. Chapter 79A is the state law that requires relocation assistance for residents and businesses displaced by development projects that use public funds. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) Bureau of Relocation administers the state’s relocation regulations to comply with this law.

A collaboration of citizens, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that provides training to municipal planners.

The Community Based Housing program provides funding for the development of integrated housing for people with disabilities, including elders, with priority for individuals who are in institutions, nursing facilities or at risk of institutionalization.

Information for nonprofit organizations applying for certification as a Community Development Corporation (CDC).

The Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) was created by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2012.

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a federally funded investment and national commitment to respond to the causes and conditions of poverty.