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State gets $60.3m to curb homelessness
January 26, 2005
Massachusetts received $60.3 million in federal grants yesterday to curb homelessness, part of $1.4 billion being distributed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This year's round of grants to the Bay State represent a $5.9 million increase from last year's $54.4 million given to fund permanent housing and transitional programs for the homeless. The money also will help fund the construction and maintenance of emergency shelters, but the focus this year is on finding permanent housing. Massachusetts ranked seventh for the most funding across the country, said Joe Finn, executive director of Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance.