7004-0107 Local Housing Programs Earmarks

For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended to the Arlington housing authority for fire alarm system upgrades to the Drake Village complex in the town of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and the Lynn housing authority to provide information and referral services relating to emergency rental assistance and other services under the department of housing and community development's COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and the Lynn housing authority for housing stabilization services for certain households served with residential assistance payments under item 7004-9316 or emergency rental assistance under the department of housing and community development's COVID-19 eviction diversion initiative that face significant barriers to sustaining housing payments; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for program staffing support in the city of Boston for existing safe haven housing for women who are homeless and have mental health conditions; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to maintain patient safety and security at the Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Resident Alliance, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for housing support and wraparound services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to support staffing at W.A.T.C.H., Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for tenant rights education and advocacy; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Inc. for outreach related to and the operation of its confronting housing discrimination curriculum; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be provided to the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. for housing stability and homelessness prevention; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc., for efforts and programming including, but not limited to, supports for housing insecure and homeless individuals; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended to Friends or Relatives with Autism and Related Disabilities - F.O.R.W.A.R.D., Inc. to advance its affordable housing projects through pre-development design and engineering, and to assist with the approval process of the town planning, zoning and historic boards; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Welcome Home, Inc. in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Pathway to Possible, Inc in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Action for Boston Community Development Inc. for its mobile homeless outreach team for services in the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for North Quabbin Community Coalition, Inc. to support emergency noncongregate shelter and related rehousing needs for people experiencing homelessness in and around the North Quabbin region; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Springfield housing authority for capital improvements at the Riverview Complex in the North End section of the city of Springfield; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Falmouth Housing Corporation for affordable housing projects; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Redevelopment Authority to support the Springfield Housing Trust Fund; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Compass Working Capital, Inc. to support the expansion of the family self-sufficiency program to eligible households in the greater Boston area; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. to distribute to HEAL Lawrence to support victims of fires or any other disaster in the city of Lawrence and to assist victims with securing rental insurance; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended to the Falmouth housing authority for the repair and renovation of affordable housing in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Plymouth housing authority for the repair and renovation of affordable housing in the town of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the repair of electrical systems and other repairs as required by the Norwell Housing Authority; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. on behalf of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties to prevent and end homelessness with a housing-first approach that centers racial equity; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Maverick Landing Community Services, Inc. to provide information, education and assistance on housing rights and eviction and foreclosure issues, including the completion and submission of housing assistance applications for tenants and small homeowners, through a housing support station in the East Boston community; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc. for the purchase of a box truck; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for North Star Family Services, Inc. in the city of Leominster for the purposes of expanding operations and homelessness services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Families, Inc. in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Attleboro Interfaith Collaborative for the purpose of providing emergency transportation and shelter to chronically homeless individuals in cases of extreme inclement weather; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for the Northern Bristol County Assistance Collaborative, Inc. for the continued production and furnishing of an innovative crisis shelter to permanent supportive housing facility for chronically homeless individuals, addressing the public health emergency of homelessness, exacerbated by the 2019 novel coronavirus, due to densely populated congregate shelters and growing encampments of unsheltered individuals; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quinsigamond Community Village Center at Greenwood park; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the creation and implementation of a first time homebuyers program for Everett residents; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the ABCD Mobile Homeless Outreach Team; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation d/b/a the Community Development Partnership; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the operations of, or for the acquisition of property by, the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a senior housing feasibility study by the Dedham Housing Authority; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for North End Housing Initiative, Inc. in the city of Springfield for building wealth through homeownership in communities of color; provided further, that not less than $80,000 shall be expended for Wellspring House, Inc. in the city of Gloucester; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the moving ahead program at the Saint. Francis House, Inc. in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westford Housing Authority for internet, digital upgrades and broadband accessibility in the town of Westford; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws