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Massachusetts awards roughly $161–162 million in One Stop housing and economic development grants in Worcester

Office of the Governor · October 24, 2024
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State leaders gathered in Worcester to announce One Stop and Housing Works grant awards aimed at infrastructure, housing and downtown revitalization; officials said the program will fund about 300+ projects across roughly 171 communities and highlighted a Greendale site remediation project unlocked by $2.8 million in state funding.

State officials on stage in Worcester announced this week that the administration is directing roughly $161–162 million in One Stop/Housing Works grants to support community-led infrastructure, housing and economic development projects across the Commonwealth.

Governor Maura Healey said the awards were designed to back projects “from the community leaders and planners who know their communities best,” and described the grants as investments in fundamentals that enable later growth. “We—re on offense,” she said.

The lieutenant governor, Kim Driscoll, said the program was competitive: “This year, we received 756 applications,” she said,…

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