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MA Downtown Initiative (MDI)

MA Downtown Initiative (MDI)

Part of the Community One Stop for Growth application for reviewing grant programs that make investments. The purpose of MDI is to use the economic and community needs of municipalities, and put these needs into account when finding ways to revitilize downtown areas....
MA Downtown Initiative (MDI)

Last Mile

Applies to towns with municipally owned broadband networks, to meet design, construction and engineering needs. Grants will be awarded to professional and construction endeavors. The purpose is to mitigate a town’s financial commitment to this type of project....
MA Downtown Initiative (MDI)

Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program

Targeted at communities that have faced a large amounts of economic growth challenges compared to the rest of the state, with emphasis on communities that have high amounts of incarceration, recidivism, poverty, and groups that are disadvantaged and unrepresented....
MA Downtown Initiative (MDI)

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides flexible funding to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities/services