Federal Grant Award Summary: JOBS-PLUS PILOT INITIATIVE

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Lowell Housing Authority a Project Grant of $544,500 under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators program (CFDA 14.870). The award, obligated on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2029, funds service coordinators who connect public housing residents to supportive services addressing barriers to economic and housing self-sufficiency. This funding supports the JOBS-PLUS Pilot Initiative, a competitive initiative structured around three-year performance periods designed to enhance employment and economic mobility outcomes for residents in the Lowell Housing Authority's portfolio.

The service coordinators funded through this award provide linkages to educational, professional, and health-related supportive services that enable low-income public housing residents to achieve greater economic stability and housing self-sufficiency. As a tax-exempt public housing agency, the Lowell Housing Authority receives the majority of its federal funding through formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with this ROSS-SC award representing one of multiple concurrent funding streams supporting resident services and housing operations across its jurisdiction in Lowell, Massachusetts.