On April 12, the House Committee on Ways and Means released its FY2024 state budget proposal. The $56.2 billion budget includes increased funding for several of CHAPA’s affordable housing priorities, including MRVP, Public Housing, and RAFT.
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On March 29, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced this year’s Permanent Supportive Housing Grant Awards. The awards total more than $62 million in state and federal subsidies and additional state and federal tax credit allocations.
Everyone has the right to choose where they want to live, free from discrimination, and we all play a role in shaping our future. Join us virtually on April 27th from 1-4 PM as we explore recent fair housing research and discuss the actions we must take to create the future we want to see.
On March 1, Governor Healey released her FY2024 state budget proposal. The $55.5 billion budget includes increased funding for several of CHAPA’s affordable housing priorities, including MRVP, AHVP, and RAFT. Public housing remained level funded while Housing Consumer Education Centers and Home and Healthy for Good received funding cuts.
CHAPA's 2022 Annual Report is here!
At CHAPA, we’re proud of the structural changes made in 2022 to allow for more homes we need. With a solid foundation to build upon in 2023, CHAPA is poised to play a critical role in putting Massachusetts on a path to a thriving future.
CHAPA believes that everyone should have a safe, healthy, accessible, and affordable home in communities they choose.
We have a bold plan to cultivate a stronger housing ecosystem statewide by the end of the decade so that all our people, cities, and towns thrive.
Our plan sets a goal of creating 200,000 homes — including 40,000 affordable and 20,000 deeply affordable homes — by 2030.
On February 16, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced it will make up to $50 million available in grant funding for decarbonization retrofits of existing low- or moderate-income residential buildings.
On February 15, the Senate President appointed Senator Lydia Edwards as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing for the 2023–2024 Legislative Session. The following day, the Speaker of the House appointed Representative Jim Arciero as the House Chair of the Housing Committee.
The House and Senate Democratic Leadership also announced the full list of members of the Joint Committee on Housing.
On February 9, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Comments on the proposed rule are due by April 10, 2023. CHAPA is preparing comments and will submit a letter on the proposed rule.
Governor Healey filed a $282 million supplemental budget bill on January 30th, for the expansion of emergency shelter services and to prevent the free school meals program from running out of money.