Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $39M in Community
Development Block Grants to 65 Communities
CHELSEA – Today at Chelsea City Hall, Governor Maura
Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Secretary of Housing and Livable
Communities Ed Augustus were joined by members of the Legislature and municipal
leaders from across the state to award $39 million in Community Development
Block Grants (CDBG). The awards will go to 65 communities across the
state.
The CDBG Program is designed to help small cities and towns
meet a broad range of community development needs, such as housing, community,
and economic development projects that assist low-and moderate-income residents
or revitalize areas of blight. Communities may apply alone, or multiple
communities may join and apply together.
“Our cities and towns use these Community Development Block
Grants to fix their roadways, expand their housing options, and improve the
quality of life they offer their residents,” said Governor Maura Healey.
“Our administration is grateful to the Biden administration, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development and our federal delegation for their work, and we
are thrilled to see how this grant funding will positively impact our local
communities. We know how important it is to invest in our communities, and
these CDBG awards, combined with our Affordable Homes Act, will help us move
forward with our commitment to making Massachusetts more competitive,
affordable, and equitable."
“CDBG Grant funding plays a critical role in giving our
cities and towns the flexible resources they need to make a real impact on the
lives of Massachusetts residents,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.
“From park improvements to road repairs, these investments will strengthen and
revitalize our local communities.”
CDBG funds are allocated annually to Massachusetts through
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by
the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. This round of grants
includes $29.8M in Community Development Fund awards, and an additional $9.2
million in Mini-Entitlement awards.
“This federal funding will support the much-needed housing
rehabilitation of 189 units across the state and fund critical local
infrastructure projects,” said Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed
Augustus. “Whether it’s a sidewalk renovation or providing childcare, this
funding goes directly into the programs and services residents need most.
Congratulations to this year’s awardees.”
“We are thrilled by this year’s Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program,” said Chelsea City Manager Fidel A. Maltez. “This
grant will support a significant street and sidewalk infrastructure project on
Bloomingdale Street, which is one of the most heavily trafficked areas in our
city, and home to a large Chelsea Housing Authority building that houses 210
senior and disabled residents. The upgrades will directly benefit 3,465
residents, 75% of whom are low or moderate income. The grant will also fund new
and existing social service programs, including Citizenship and Immigration
Services, English as a Second Language, youth dropout prevention, and senior
food delivery programming. Our local budget to implement proactive capital
improvements and social service goals is limited, and the CDBG program is a key
resource for our community. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and
Livable Communities is an invaluable resource, providing not only funding but
also technical assistance. We are extremely grateful to receive funds that
continue to benefit our community in profound ways.”
Full Awardee List:
- Agawam:
$949,999 to support Phase 1 of the Moore and Valley Streets infrastructure
improvement project
- Amherst:
$925,000 to support North Pleasant Street Public infrastructure
improvements, microenterprise assistance program, social services (mobile
food market, food pantry, youth services, ESOL, homelessness
prevention)
- Athol:
$950,000 to support the South & Freedom Streets infrastructure
improvement project
- Ayer:
$287,350 for the purpose of rehabilitating 7 housing units
- Becket
and Dalton: $999,810 for the purpose of rehabilitating 14 housing
units
- Brewster,
Dennis and Wellfleet: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 14
housing units and providing social services (childcare subsidy
program)
- Buckland,
Colrain and Ashfield: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 16
housing units
- Chelsea:
$925,000 to support the Bloomingdale Street sidewalk renovation project,
social services (citizenship services, ESOL, youth services, elder food
delivery)
- Chester,
Middlefield, Huntington and Russell: $1,375,000 to support the Prospect
Street infrastructure improvement project (Phase III), to rehabilitate 4
housing units, and provide social services (economic self-sufficiency,
food pantry, adult education, domestic violence prevention)
- Chesterfield,
Cummington, Goshen, Peru, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg and
Worthington: $1,330,545 for the purpose of rehabilitating 11 housing units
and providing social services (elder self-sufficiency, food
pantry)
- Easthampton:
$670,715 to support the design of the Town Lodging House
- Edgartown,
West Tisbury and Aquinnah: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 14
housing units and providing social services (childcare subsidy
program)
- Everett:
$925,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 8 housing units and providing
social services (food pantry, ESOL, youth services, homelessness
prevention, elder services)
- Fairhaven:
$923,376 to support Phase IV of the Hedge Street infrastructure
improvements project
- Gardner:
$925,000 to support the demolition of School Street School and to provide
social services (domestic violence prevention, youth services, food
pantry, homelessness prevention)
- Great
Barrington, Egremont and Stockbridge: $1,375,000 for the purpose of
rehabilitating 16 housing units
- Greenfield:
$925,000 to support the Downtown water main replacement design,
microenterprise assistance, to rehabilitate 4 housing units, and provide
social services (elder services, ESOL, homelessness prevention, food
pantry)
- Hardwick:
$950,000 to support the Highland Terrace infrastructure improvements
project
- Huntington:
$950,000 to support the Stanton Avenue infrastructure improvements
project
- Lenox
and Lee: $1,000,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 11 housing
units
- Mashpee:
$462,454 for the purpose of rehabilitating 10 housing units
- Millbury:
$610,000 to support the Linden Apartments infrastructure
project
- Montague:
$938,328 to support the Montague public parking lot repaving project, to
rehabilitate 7 housing units, and provide social services (ESOL, elder
meal services, elder self-sufficiency, substance abuse counseling)
- North
Adams: $925,000 to support B2024 roads improvements, senior center
improvements (phase III), and provide social services (youth services,
meal delivery, youth literacy)
- North
Brookfield: $939,000 to support the Mount Pleasant Street improvement
project
- Northbridge:
$950,000 to support Phase I of the Church Avenue
reconstruction.
- Oak
Bluffs, Tisbury and Chilmark: $1,375,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating
14 housing units and provide social services (childcare subsidy
program)
- Orange:
$689,464 to support the Architectural Barrier Removal (audible pedestrian
signal chirp boxes), rehabilitate 4 housing units, provide social services
(elder self-sufficiency, elder meal services, advocacy services for people
with disabilities, food pantry, adult education), and planning (Slum and
Blight Study)
- Palmer:
$950,000 to support Phase II of the Maple Terrace improvement project and
provide social services (job-related transportation assistance, domestic
violence services)
- Randolph:
$950,000 for the purpose of rehabilitating 9 housing units and providing
social services (childcare subsidy program)
- Salisbury:
$950,000 to support Phase III of the Meaders Lane Neighborhood
infrastructure improvements, to rehabilitate 3 housing units, and provide
social services (job-related childcare assistance, elder self-sufficiency,
food pantry, emergency assistance)
- South
Hadley: $950,000 to support the Center Street Neighborhood infrastructure
improvement project
- Southbridge:
$925,000 to support the North Street Neighborhood infrastructure
improvements, and code enforcement
- Southwick:
$948,350 to support Phase I of the North Lake Avenue infrastructure
improvement project, the Town Hall elevator modernization project, and
provide social services (food pantry)
- Truro,
Provincetown, Eastham and Harwich: $1,375,000 for the purpose of
rehabilitating 15 housing units and providing social services (childcare
subsidy program)
- Wareham:
$925,000 to support the Evergreen House rehab., Housing rehab. (8 units),
and provide social services (youth services, food pantry, transportation
assistance, homelessness prevention)
- Warren:
$950,000 to support the River Street and Central Street infrastructure
improvements project, and design for Cutter Park Improvements
- Webster:
$925,000 to support the Park Street reconstruction project
- West
Springfield: $893,828 to support the Belle Avenue storm drainage system
project, the Boys and Girls Club improvement project (phase V), and
provide social services (economic self-sufficiency, youth services, food
pantry, job training)
- Winchendon:
$946,025 to support the Beech Street infrastructure improvements
project
