City of Somerville header
File #: 26-0053    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Referred for Recommendation
File created: 1/5/2026 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 1/8/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $200,000 grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to the Office of Housing Stability for the continuation of the short term housing bridge pilot program.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Senior Bridge Pilot Add 200k - Temp Contract

Agenda Summary

title

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $200,000 grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to the Office of Housing Stability for the continuation of the short term housing bridge pilot program.

 

body

Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $200,000 from the Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities to the Office of Housing Stability, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds.

 

The purpose of this grant is to pay for a short term housing bridge pilot program for seniors.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor