State Updates
Governor Patrick Releases FY2013 Budget Proposal
On Wednesday, January 25th, the Patrick-Murray Administration released its FY2013 Budget proposal. The Governor proposes to increase FY2013 funding for several of CHAPA’s top priorities, including:
Housing News
January 19, 2012
The Massachusetts final statewide total CDBG allocation is $88.97 million and the final statewide HOME allocation $25.133 million. Please click here to view specific allocations on HUD's website.
January 19, 2012
Please click here to read CHAPA's letter to Administration and Finance and Ways and Means outlining the impact of federal HUD budget cuts on Massachusetts.
January 19, 2012
Commonwealth to seek performance-based investments to spur innovative solutions to social issues, achieve better outcomes and save money
January 13, 2012
Please select the presenter's name to download their presentation:
April Anderson Lamoureux, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
Jeffrey Lubell, Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy, Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2012
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that 13 communities across the U.S. will receive $3.6 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants.
January 10, 2012
Please click here to read the NOFA.
January 9, 2012
Please click here to read CHAPA's 2011 Annual Report.
January 6, 2012
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) is a leading non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities in Massachusetts. CHAPA’s mission is to encourage the production and preservation of housing which is affordable to low income families and individuals and to foster diverse and sustainable communities through planning and community development.
January 6, 2012
Please click here to read the white paper.