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Accepting and spending a $16,834,742.00 Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund housing, economic development and social service programs

Accepting and spending a $16,834,742.00 Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund housing

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Accepting and spending a $16,834,742.00 Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund housing, economic development and social service programs

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Black households that own their home

Doing best in Massachusetts58.3%Barnstable County
United States44%
Massachusetts37.4%26th of 39 states26th of the 39 states with a reliable count
Suffolk County31.8%9th of 10 counties9th of the 10 Massachusetts counties with a reliable count

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. Ranked from doing best, which here means the highest figure. 1st means the highest share. Massachusetts has 14 counties; 10 have at least 1,000 Black households and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 39 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 20,000 Black households. Source · See the full ranking

Black households that own their home

31.8%Suffolk County9th of the 10 Massachusetts counties with a reliable count
37.4%Massachusetts26th of the 39 states with a reliable count
44%United States
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Black households that own their home
Suffolk County31.8%
Massachusetts37.4%
United States44%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. 1st means the highest share. Massachusetts has 14 counties; 10 have at least 1,000 Black households and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 39 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 20,000 Black households. Source · See the full ranking

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CityBoston City CouncilPassed Jun 24

Who decides this

  • Ruthzee LouijeuneAt Large Seat 1No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Julia M. MejiaAt Large Seat 2No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Erin J. MurphyAt Large Seat 3No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Henry SantanaAt Large Seat 4No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Gabriela Coletta ZapataDistrict 1No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Edward M. FlynnDistrict 2No vote on recordCallEmail
  • John FitzGeraldDistrict 3No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Brian WorrellDistrict 4No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Enrique J. PepénDistrict 5No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Benjamin J. WeberDistrict 6No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Miniard CulpepperDistrict 7No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Sharon DurkanDistrict 8No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Liz BreadonDistrict 9No vote on recordCallEmail

Whole board: passed, Jun 24 (the record does not list each member's vote)

Decided, Jun 24: The council voted on the accepting and spending a $16,834,742.00 Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund housing, economic development and social service programs. It passed.

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