Rep. McGovern Announces $3.6M Emergency Funding for Public Housing in Massachusetts

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Friday, May 08, 2020

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Cong. Jim McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced $3,604,510 in federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Massachusetts public housing authorities. The increased funding will be made available through two grant programs which Congress funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that McGovern brought to the House Floor for a vote on March 27, 2020.

The CARES Act authorized emergency supplemental grants through both the HUD Operating Fund to maintain the operation of public housing, and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the Housing Choice Voucher program. Both grants do not have to be paid back.

“The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying social and economic injustices in our community, and I’m glad that this federal funding will go towards vulnerable members of our community who need help,” said Congressman McGovern. “I’m proud Democrats transformed Mitch McConnell’s Fortune 500 bailout bill into something that puts workers and families first, but people are still struggling and they rightfully expect and demand that Congress will be there for them. I will keep fighting for more funding, emergency rental and mortgage assistance, and a nationwide stop on foreclosures until this crisis is over.”