Housing and Community Development
Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant Program is a federally funded, competitive grant program designed to help small cities and towns meet a broad range of community development needs.
HUD Low and Moderate Income Data
The Community Development Fund (CDF) awards grants to communities throughout the Commonwealth. This program helps eligible cities and towns to meet a broad range of community development needs in housing, infrastructure, revitalization, economic development and public social services. It supports CDBG eligible activities and encourages applicants to develop coordinated, integrated and creative solutions to local problems.
MINI-ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM
Municipalities were selected to be Mini-Entitlement communities through on a formula calculation based on a high statistical indication of need, poverty rate and size.
CDBG Substantial Amendment #2 - Federal CARES Act Update 9/11/20
CDBG Substantial Amendment - Federal CARES Act Update 4/30/20
DHCD announced a NOFA on 5/15/20 through CommBuys for State CDBG-CV funds. The NOFA and additional documents are attached below. Applications are due by close of business June 12, 2020. DHCD will continue to accept applications after this date with first consideration for those submitted by June 12. Application decisions are expected within 1-2 weeks of submission.
CDBG-CV updated NOFA 5.26.2020
Environmental Review Exempt - CENST
CDBG-CV NOFA due date extended
Municipalities with a population of under 50,000 that do not receive CDBG funds directly from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are eligible for CDBG funding. Communities may apply on behalf of a specific developer or property owner
Eligible CDBG projects include but are not limited to:
Applications can be submitted by individual communities or regionally by multiple communities with one lead community.