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The Healey-Driscoll administration announced today that $161 million in grant funding is going to 313 projects to support economic development in 171 communities across the state.
The awards are being made through the Community One Stop for Growth, an application portal that provides a streamlined process for municipalities and organizations to apply for 12 state grant programs that fund economic development projects related to planning and zoning, site preparation, building construction, infrastructure, and housing development.
The grants were announced in Worcester at the site of the Greendale Revitalization project, which is a recipient of an award through the MassWorks grant program, one of the largest programs in the One Stop. Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus attended the event.
“We are proud to be a state of strong cities and towns, made stronger by programs like the Community One Stop for Growth, which deliver the resources our communities need to grow their local economies and meet the needs of their residents,” Healey said. “Communities will use these grants to build more housing and lower costs, improve road safety, revitalize their downtowns, create new jobs and more. We can’t wait to see the results of these investments all across the state.”
Driscoll said One Stop empowers communities “to pursue their vision for economic growth.”
Through this round of the One Stop, the Executive Office of Economic Development received 756 applications from 510 organizations with projects in 229 Massachusetts communities. Of the 313 applications awarded, 33% are located in a rural or small town, 32% are located in a Gateway City, 48% are located in a Housing Choice Community, and 50% are located in an MBTA Community. Forty communities are receiving a grant through the One Stop for the first time.
The Executive Office of Economic Development estimates the One Stop awards will help create more than 18,000 new units of housing, including 4,000 new affordable units, 31,000 new permanent jobs, and more than 14 million square feet of new commercial development.
The fiscal 2025 One Stop program awards include:
• MassWorks Infrastructure Program: $95 million to 62 projects
• HousingWorks Infrastructure Program: $19.3 million to 12 projects
• Underutilized Properties Program: $18.7 million to 37 projects
• Rural Development Fund: $10 million to 49 projects
• Site Readiness Program: $5.24 million to 18 projects
• Housing Choice Grant Program: $4.9 million to 21 projects
• Community Planning Grant Program: $2.8 million to 34 projects
• Urban Agenda Grant Program: $2.5 million to 26 projects
• Brownfields Redevelopment Fund: $1.4 million to seven projects
• Collaborative Workspace Program: $1.1 million to 19 projects
• Massachusetts Downtown Initiative: $600,000 to 24 projects
• Real Estate Services Technical Assistance: $250,000 to six projects
The full list of grant recipients and project descriptions is available on the EOED website.
MassWorks, one of the state’s largest competitive grant programs, offers cities and towns flexible capital funding to support and accelerate economic development and job growth. This year, the administration is awarding MassWorks grants to 56 communities, with 28 supporting mixed-use, housing, or commercial developments and 12 improving road safety in small towns. The projects will create 5,158 units of housing, 7,163 permanent jobs, and 22,710 construction jobs.
HousingWorks provides municipal grants for a variety of infrastructure improvements that spur housing development and preservation. This year’s grants to 12 communities will create more than 1,550 new housing units and preserve 690 units of housing.
For more information about Community One Stop for Growth, visit www.mass.gov/onestop.