Four Central Massachusetts cities have secured nearly $9.8 million in federal housing aid, including for programs providing affordable housing and community development.
Fitchburg, Framingham, Leominster and Worcester all secured funding, with Worcester alone taking in $7.3 million. Most of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding announced Thursday for those four cities and others nationally was for Community Development Block Grant Program funding, which benefits low- and moderate-income households in need of affordable housing.
Smaller amounts were given for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which covers building or renovating affordable housing, and Emergency Solutions Grants, which provides funds for homeless shelters.
Fitchburg received nearly $1.5 million, Framingham $505,000, Leominster $464,000 and Worcester $7.3 million. Across Massachusetts, communities got a $154-million share of HUD funds, part of more than $5.5 billion awarded nationally.
Thursday’s funding comes two days after HUD said it would give more than $9 million to housing authorities in Central Massachusetts, including nearly $6.6 million for the Worcester Housing Authority, for various public housing improvements.
