Federal Grant Award Summary

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities received a $12.93 million Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) award from the Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. As a formula grant distributed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this funding supports comprehensive poverty reduction and community development services delivered through a statewide network of community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations. The CSBG program provides services and activities designed to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and empower low-income individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Under this award, the Executive Office administers and sub-awards funding to local service providers for workforce development, education access, emergency financial assistance, housing support, emergency supplies and food assistance, healthcare coordination, financial literacy, and removal of barriers to self-sufficiency. The program prioritizes assistance to vulnerable populations including low-income families transitioning from state assistance programs, elderly individuals, and those facing acute poverty. Services are coordinated across governmental and nonprofit social service programs to ensure effective delivery to low-income Massachusetts residents in both rural and urban areas, with the Executive Office maintaining fiscal oversight and performance accountability for all sub-awarded funds and local implementation partners.