Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Recent news & announcements from Housing and Community Development

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Announces First Commitments Under CommonWealth Builder Program 

  6/17/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  $3.35 million in funding will create new affordable homeownership opportunities in Boston, Everett, and Haverhill

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Awards $5 Million in Capital Grants to Communities Committed to Housing Production 

  3/31/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  14 Communities Receive Housing Choice Designation, Gain Eligibility for Future Grants

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Awards Funding, Vouchers to Seven Affordable Housing Projects for Vulnerable Communities 

  3/31/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  Supportive housing provides critical services to support chronically homeless individuals, individuals in recovery and formerly homeless individuals flourish

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Awards Additional $5 Million to Community Foundations for Immediate COVID-19 Relief  

  3/12/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  Funds can be used for food security, housing and utilities support, emergency childcare and transportation

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Highlights Expanded Access to Housing for Vulnerable Communities 

  3/12/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  New housing vouchers will help homeless families exit shelter and build new affordable housing

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Announces Awards to 125 Communities for Local Downtown Recovery  

  3/10/2021 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

  $9.5 million technical assistance program is part of the administration’s Partnerships for Recovery Plan