HUD Awards Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants; Boston Awarded $20.5 million - September 1, 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced five cities will receive a combined $122 million to redevelop distressed housing and bring comprehensive neighborhood revitalization to blighted areas. Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle will receive the first-ever Implementation Grants awarded under HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a new strategy and tools to support local leaders in transforming high-poverty, distressed neighborhoods into neighborhoods with healthy, affordable housing, safe streets, and access to quality educational opportunities.

Please click here to read HUD's full press release and more on the break down of the grant amounts.