Matters ▸ Attachment
EOHLC2026-31 Award Letter SOMERVILLE — File 25-1734
November 3, 2025
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne
Mayor City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somervile MA 02143
Dear Mayor Ballantyne:
I am pleased to inform you that your proposal submitted in response to the Division of Housing and Stabilization’s
NOFA EOHLC2026-31 for One Time Grants to Expand Winter Capacity (BD-26-1076-OCDDE-HS003-120490)
has been selected for funding. Your award is $304,954.10 to cover the costs of 35 beds of emergency winter
shelter in Somerville from December 1, 2025, through April 12, 2026, in the manner described in your proposal.
Your contract manager Heather Clark-Blankenbaker will be in contact shortly to begin the contracting process.
You are also welcome to reach out to her directly at Heather.Clark-Blankenbaker@mass.gov.
Thank you for your ongoing work to address homelessness in your region.
Sincerely,
Edward M. Augustus Jr.
Secretary
cc:
Heather Clark-Blankenbaker
Gordie Calkins
Tina Los
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING &
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Maura T. Healey, Governor Kimberley Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor Edward M. Augustus Jr., Secretary
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
www.mass.gov
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
[phone removed]