News and Announcements

For Housing and Community Development

15 projects in 14 communities will create or preserve close to 700 units of rental housing

Eviction Diversion Initiative continues to offer state-funded RAFT, legal aid, mediation, and other services

Community Development Block Grants support a variety of local projects benefitting low- and moderate-income households

Conversion of former YWCA will provide 210 new housing units with supportive services; includes rehab of historic façade, and Lyric Stage

Award will support wastewater capacity increases required for 125 new housing units

Thirty-nine communities are receiving awards from two programs through Community One Stop for Growth

Direct funding and tax credit awards to seven projects will lead to the creation or preservation of 678 housing units, including 576 affordable units

Community Investment Tax Credits will enable 53 community organizations to increase private investments and enhance their capacity to serve residents and small businesses

Massachusetts surpasses 65 percent of initial allocation of federal funds prior to deadline

Twenty-eight projects in 21 communities will add 1,526 total housing units, including transit-oriented and Passive House developments

Awards from the Community Scale Housing Initiative will advance smaller-scale affordable housing developments in Hamilton, Holyoke, Somerville, and Tisbury

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