Last updated: 12/22/20

Policy Development and Research

Policy Development and Research oversees the citizen participation process for the City of Boston’s annual grant allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We also prepare HUD-required plans and reports.

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Our division supports the work of Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) through:

program and policy development
grant-writing assistance
research and policy analysis, and
mapping and data services.

Still have questions? Contact:

Neighborhood Development

617-635-3880

neighborhooddevelopment.dnd@boston.gov

26 Court Street
8th, 9th, and 11th Floors

Boston, MA 02108-2501

Plans, Reports, Notices, and Policies

Plans and policies

HUD-required plans and reports

To get the federal grants to develop housing in the City of Boston, we provide HUD with a report and our plans for the year.

Policies

The policies that govern our development of housing cover these topics.

Hearings and public comments

Comment on plans for housing and community development activities and on accomplishments during the past year.

Fair Housing and racial equity

In 2015, HUD, under President Obama, released new regulations, requiring an Affirmatively Further Fair Housing plan. The Trump administration eliminated these regulations in mid-2020. Despite this change in HUD policy the City remains committed to completing a locally tailored fair housing plan. We are in the process of completing that work. Those involved include the:

Department of Neighborhood Development
Boston Housing Authority, and
Office of Fair Housing and Equity.

The plan will reflect the information and feedback received through a multi-year process. Updates on this process will be posted here, when available.

Historically, HUD has required that the City of Boston complete an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. The most recent version was published in 2010.

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing