Healey-Driscoll Administration Grants Over $6.3 Million to Upgrade Public Housing Internet

The Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) within the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) announced $6,326,054 in awards to 3,512 affordable housing units across nine Massachusetts communities. The awards are part of the Residential Retrofit Program, an initiative from MBI that works with housing operators and internet service providers (ISPs) to upgrade broadband infrastructure in public and affordable housing properties. The projects will install modern cabling in each unit, increasing residents’ access to high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband service. MBI launched the Retrofit program in February of 2024. The funding comes from the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). 

 


Healey-Driscoll Administration Grants Over $6.3 Million to Upgrade Public Housing Internet