State Legislature Holds ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funding Hearing on Housing

Post date
July 27, 2021

On July 27th, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight will be holding a virtual hearing on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding focusing on housing. 

The hearing will be live-streamed on the malegislature.gov website under the Hearings and Events tab. Written testimony may be submitted via email to Erin.Walsh@Mahouse.gov and SenateCommittee.Ways&Means@masenate.gov.

CHAPA will provide virtual testimony for the following general priorities: 

Priority Total Amount Requested Detail(s)
Affordable Rental Housing Production & Preservation $200 Million Rental Production & Preservation: $200 million
Housing Rehabilitation $100 Million Housing Rehabilitation Projects: $100 million 
Homeownership $500 Million

CommonWealth Builder Program (and other similar grants and loans): $200 Million

Expanded First-Time Homebuyer Opportunities: $300 Million
Public Housing  $450 Million Capital Public Housing Production and Repairs: $450 Million
Acquisition $50 Million Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH): $50 million for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Supportive Housing $300 Million Supportive Housing to End Homelessness: $300 Million
Housing Stability $83 Million

Statewide Right to Counsel Program: $78 million

Tenant Outreach and Housing Assistance: $5 million for community-based organizations and groups.
Total Request $1.683 Billion