波士頓市社區保存法實施進展

Community Preservation Act

$69 Million Investment to Create and Preserve more than 775 Income-Restricted Homes Across Boston In collaboration with the Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT) and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), Mayor Wu recommended funding to be awarded to projects that will create or preserve 826 housing units, with 775 designated as income-restricted homes. The $68.96 million in awards will support 14 developments spanning nine neighborhoods, utilizing various funding resources such as Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP), HOME, Community Preservation Act (CPA), and Linkage. "Collaborating closely with community across neighborhoods, we're leveraging all available resources within the city to tackle Boston's housing challenges,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “These housing grants will strengthen our communities, enhance affordability, and continue to establish Boston as a home for current residents, families, and future generations. Thank you to the Neighborhood Housing Trust and the Community Preservation Committee for their partnership as we continue our efforts to build a Boston that is home for everyone." "Securing and nurturing affordable housing is the cornerstone for vitality and inclusivity in Boston’s neighborhoods," said Felicia Jacques, Chair of the Community Preservation Committee. "With escalating housing costs, many families and individuals face the reality of being priced out, leading to heightened displacement and diminishing diversity. The CPC is committed to channeling resources towards innovative, climate-resilient, affordable housing endeavors that create secure and nurturing homes for our community members."  Read the press release here. Grand Opening Of J.J. Carroll House in Brighton Celebrated Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated the completion of J.J. Carroll House, a deeply affordable housing development in the Brighton neighborhood built in partnership between 2Life Communities, the Boston Housing Authority, and the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office of Housing. The project, which received $1,000,000 in Community Preservation Act funding in 2020, replaces JJ Carroll Apartments, an aging 64-unit Boston Housing Authority public housing site, providing 142 new, modern, energy-efficient homes for seniors and residents with disabilities. JJ Carroll House joins 2Life’s existing 763-apartment Brighton campus. Read the press release here. Join Us! Community Preservation Act 2025 Funding Round Engagement Meetings - May 1st & May 15th, 2024 Register now for our 2025 Funding Round Annual Kickoff Meeting (May 1st) and/or our upcoming CPA Historic Preservation Workshop (May 15th)! These events are opportunities to meet the CPA team and learn more about: the Community Preservation Act (CPA) process the state statute preserving your neighborhood application requirements, and the evaluation process.  Learn more about upcoming events HERE. Register using the links below or on our website!  Wednesday, May 1st: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: REGISTER HERE Wednesday, May 15th: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: REGISTER HERE Please share with your networks!  New FY2025 Eligibility Determination Form - Now Open! To apply for our FY2025 Funding Round, please review our new Eligibility Determination Packet, the How to Apply Page, and complete an Eligibility Determination Form online. The CPA Office will determine if a project meets the eligibility criteria of the CPA statute. If your project is eligible, applicants are invited to submit an application for consideration to our nine-member Community Preservation Committee. Deadline: Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 5 p.m. Grant Announcements  George B. Henderson Foundation’s 2024 Grants The RFP for the George B. Henderson Foundation’s 2024 Grants has been posted to the Foundation’s website. Please note that due to a backlog of grant awards for projects that have been delayed into 2024, the Foundation will only hold one grant round in 2024. The proposal deadline is October 4, with an optional virtual applicant forum on September 10, 2024. The grant application portal will open 4-6 weeks before the deadline. For other grant funding resources, please review the lists below: Historic Preservation Funding Resource List Open Space and Recreation Funding Resource List Metrolist Boston - Affordable Housing Options Metrolist has listings across Greater Boston, and information to help you find affordable rental and homeownership housing. Search the link below to learn more! https://www.boston.gov/metrolist/search Use the Area Median Income Estimator to help you find housing based on your income and household size:  https://www.boston.gov/metrolist/ami-estimator Questions about the CPA Grant Fund? CPA staff is here to answer your questions, talk through a potential project, and assist you through the application process. Please contact us. Thadine Brown, Director  thadine.brown@boston.gov Rakia Islam, Manager of Engagement and Operations  rakia.islam@boston.gov Lizbeth Sanchez, Contracts and Operations Coordinator lizbeth.sanchezrincon@boston.gov Amber Delgado, Grant Compliance Manager amber.delgado@boston.gov Kenya Thompson, Manager of Projects and Planning kenya.thompson2@boston.gov Gillian Lang, Historic Preservation Consultant  gillian.lang@boston.gov Contact us: If you would like our staff to do a CPA presentation for your neighborhood association or organization, contact us here. Please visit the CPA's webpage for updates and events.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Grant Program to Increase Access to Maternal and Reproductive Health Services in Massachusetts  

Grants aim to reduce health inequities by prioritizing investments in communities with most extreme disparities. 

 

BOSTON – This Women’s History Month, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is announcing plans to award $10 million in grant funding over three years to strengthen maternal health and family planning services in Massachusetts. The grant program, administered by the Department of Public Health (DPH), builds on the administration’s health equity initiative. The program will invest in access, workforce and infrastructure for organizations that provide a variety of women’s health services, including prenatal care, Post-Partum Depression (PPD) care, post-miscarriage mental health care, midwifery services, and reproductive health care. To reduce maternal health disparities, DPH will prioritize applicants based in communities with the most extreme inequities.  

“Our administration is committed to ensuring that residents in every community have access to high-quality, comprehensive health care – that includes reproductive health and family planning services,” said Governor Maura Healey. “With this grant program, we’re ensuring that’s a reality in every part of the state and investing funds in the communities that need it most. In Massachusetts, we don’t just protect access to reproductive and maternal health care – we expand it.” 

“We’re strengthening our network of reproductive and maternal health care, because we know that equitable access to these family planning services can save lives,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This Women’s History Month, and every month, our administration will do everything in our power to ensure regional, racial, and gender equity in health care delivery, particularly when it comes to reproductive health.” 

This initiative seeks to support the recommendations included in the Review of Maternal Health Services that Governor Healey ordered, as well as the Racial Inequities in Maternal Health report developed by the Special Commission on Racial Inequities on Maternal Health. In addition, this grant opportunity is informed by listening sessions with pregnant and postpartum families that DPH conducted across the state. DPH will award funds to projects that help meet the specific needs of relevant communities while also advancing maternal and reproductive health equity. 

“Massachusetts leads the nation in access to reproductive and maternal health services, but it’s on us to ensure these services reach every community in our state,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh. “Many of our most vulnerable communities experience higher levels of maternal health complications – that’s unacceptable. By prioritizing investments in communities with the most extreme inequities, we are tackling these disparities head-on. Our administration has made health equity a priority, and we will continue to work to increase access to care in every region of the state.” 

“We hear countless stories from our most marginalized communities about the challenges they experience in accessing quality maternal health care,” said Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD, Commissioner of the Department of Public Health. “This grant represents our commitment to reducing, and ultimately closing, the gap in maternal health disparities we see in the Commonwealth, and it will help us provide every birthing person in the state the care and support essential for a healthy pregnancy. By enhancing our maternal health system through increasing access, supporting workforce capacity, and strengthening infrastructure in communities most in need, we are taking active steps toward achieving equitable outcomes for all families.”  

Grant applications are due May 1, 2024. DPH strongly encourages applicants to propose projects that effectively meet the specific needs of their communities and advance maternal health equity. Potential projects might include: 

Enhancing access to prenatal and postpartum services  

Establishing and expanding access to hospital-based remote blood pressure monitoring programs  

Developing, evaluating, and disseminating a framework on integrating doulas into hospital-based birth teams  

Building system capacity and infrastructure  

Developing outpatient or inpatient behavioral health treatment programs for birthing parents and their infants  

Strengthening infrastructure to improve access to birth center services  

Increasing provision of on-site prenatal care offered by community health centers  

Expanding perinatal workforce development  

Providing free or low-cost antiracism and cultural competency trainings to hospital and clinic-based health care providers  

Supporting funding for scholarships for doula training programs  

Supporting access to postpartum provider training with CEUs on patient-centered contraceptive counseling  

Expanding access to perinatal mental health screening, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals  

DPH will prioritize projects based in one or more of the 10 priority areas identified in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services’ Advancing Health Equity in Massachusetts initiative, as well those that promote racial equity and reproductive justice. Organizations can apply on COMMBUYS before May 1, 2024. 

The Healey-Driscoll Administration is committed to protecting and expanding access to reproductive and maternal health care. Yesterday, Governor Healey pledged to protect access to medication abortion following Supreme Court oral arguments on access to mifepristone. Last year, Governor Healey took immediate action to protect access to mifepristone in Massachusetts, directing the University of Massachusetts to stockpile doses and issuing an Executive Order confirming protections for medication abortion. Also last year, DPH launched a toolkit to help public colleges and universities develop abortion readiness plans. To improve maternal health outcomes statewide, MassHealth recently began covering doula services and, in January, Governor Healey filed a budget including $1 million to build a new doula certification pipeline.