2025
Impact
In 2021, Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help communities nationwide respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation allocating a portion of ARPA funding toward a range of public priorities, including the creation of permanent supportive housing.
CEDAC collaborated with the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC) to develop the ARPA Supportive Housing (ARPA-SH) program. Through this initiative, ARPA funding was deployed to support permanent supportive housing developments in communities throughout the Commonwealth.
CEDAC and HLC worked closely to design and implement the ARPA-SH program, establish funding criteria, and support nonprofit and mission-driven developers through the development process. The program focused on permanent supportive housing that combines stable homes with access to supportive services—a proven solution as part of the Commonwealth’s comprehensive strategy to address homelessness.
Projects supported through ARPA-SH span all regions of the Commonwealth, reflecting a statewide approach to expanding permanent supportive housing and strengthening local capacity.
The ARPA-SH program demonstrates the impact of coordinated federal and state investment in addressing housing needs across Massachusetts. Through this effort:
In FY25, CEDAC worked across Massachusetts to help bring affordable housing and early education projects closer to reality, partnering with nonprofit organizations and CIF to support families and communities at critical moments. Through early-stage financing and technical assistance, this work supported dozens of projects statewide, helping move them from early planning toward long-term stability. Together, the projects highlighted here reflect the scale, reach, and partnerships that turn early investment into lasting community impact.
