Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant Program is a federally funded, competitive grant program designed to help cities and towns meet a broad range of community development needs.
The initial step in an annual Community Development Block Grant round is the issuance of proposed changes to the One-Year Plan.
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities has published a memo detailing the proposed changes for federal fiscal year 2026.
The EOHLC will hold a virtual public information session on Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m.-noon, to provide an opportunity for public comment and discussion on proposed changes to the CDBG program for the next fiscal year. The session will be held via Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 266 943 061 742 4; Passcode: YK7or7Sv).
Interested parties should feel free to submit comments, in writing or via email, to the CDBG program through Nov. 24 to Kathryn McNelis, EOHLC community development manager, at [email protected].
When finalized, the proposed changes will appear in the CDBG FFY26 One-Year Action Plan.
There will be an 18-month implementation period for all the FFY 2026 grants (both Community Development Fund and Mini-Entitlement). For FFY 2026 grants, it is anticipated that the period will be from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027.