In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature appropriated $150 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a reserve to support the production of permanent supportive housing. Of that $150 million, $15 million is being administered by the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing (MASH) -- a collaboration between Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley (United Way), and Corporation of Supportive Housing (CSH) -- to advance the creation of permanent supportive housing for unaccompanied adults experiencing homelessness who have disabling conditions.

MASH will fund Development and Capacity Building grants.  To apply for a Development grant, please complete and submit the Pre-Qualification Form below. To apply for a Capacity Building grant, please click HERE to complete that Pre-Qualification form. Applicants can submit Pre-Qualification forms for multiple Development and/or Capacity Building projects. However, applicants must submit one Pre-Qualification Form per project.

PLEASE READ THIS OVERVIEW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS, INCLUDING THE TWO-STEP APPLICATION PROCESSS, SELECTION CRITERIA, AND TIMELINE.

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* 1. Please complete the following about your organization:

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* 2. Is the applicant a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) certified business?

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* 3. Is the applicant partnering with an MBE on this project?

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* 4. Does your agency already have an eCImpact Profile? This is United Way's online data management system. If you do not have a profile, one will be set up for you.

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* 5. Is your permanent supportive housing project a low-threshold, Housing First project (See Housing First Principles Checklist)? If you select YES, then you are confirming that your project operates by these Housing First principles.

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* 6. Does your project meet the expectations of permanent supportive housing (See Definition of Permanent Supportive Housing)?  If you select YES, then you are confirming that your project operates by these expectations.

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