WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) announced awards of $15,936,884 today to four internet service providers (ISP) to expand access to reliable, high-speed internet service in public and affordable housing statewide.
MBI awarded the funds through the Residential Retrofit Program, a statewide initiative that modernizes broadband infrastructure in housing communities which have been historically underserved by reliable connectivity. The awards build on MBI’s multi-year campaign to equip residents with fast and reliable service.
“Digital connectivity is essential infrastructure,” said Massachusetts Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley. “By upgrading broadband in these communities, we are removing barriers to employment, entrepreneurship and education. We are connecting more residents to the jobs, training and innovation driving our economy.”
“MBI is nearing its goal of ‘Internet for All’ by investing in the infrastructure residents need to use the internet effectively,” said MBI Director Michael Baldino. “These investments will enable residents of public and affordable housing to participate in essential activities such as working remotely, taking classes and accessing telehealth services.”
The Residential Retrofit Program is supported by the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund through the American Rescue Plan Act. As of 2026, the program announced investments of more than $75 million across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The current round of Residential Retrofit Program awardees is listed below.
Aervivo Inc. ($6,285,867 for 3,511 housing units)
| Housing Organization | Municipality | Housing Units |
| Boston Housing Authority | Boston | 407 |
| Codman Square NDC | Boston | 18 |
| Commonwealth Land Trust Inc. | Lawrence | 69 |
| Cornerstone Corporation | Fitchburg | 95 |
| Cornerstone Corporation | Holyoke | 168 |
| Cornerstone Corporation | Natick | 236 |
| Cornerstone Corporation | Worcester | 212 |
| Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation | Boston | 12 |
| Essex Housing Authority | Essex | 40 |
| Falmouth Housing Authority | Falmouth | 277 |
| Fitchburg Housing Authority | Fitchburg | 173 |
| Gloucester Housing Authority | Gloucester | 608 |
| Melrose Housing Authority | Melrose | 150 |
| North Brookfield Housing Authority | North Brookfield | 78 |
| Northampton Housing Authority | Northampton | 192 |
| Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) | Framingham | 53 |
| Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) | Westport | 48 |
| Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) | Lynn | 65 |
| Revere Housing Authority | Revere | 372 |
| Spencer Housing Authority | Spencer | 178 |
| The Barkan Companies | Newton | 60 |
CBN America ($8,089,864 for 666 housing units)
| Housing Organization | Municipality | Housing Units |
| Father Bill’s & Mainspring | Hull | 14 |
| Father Bill’s & Mainspring | Attleboro | 54 |
| Father Bill’s & Mainspring | Brockton | 219 |
| Father Bill’s & Mainspring | Quincy | 11 |
| Father Bill’s & Mainspring | Randolph | 10 |
| Holbrook Housing Authority | Holbrook | 84 |
| Island Housing Trust | Aquinnah | 2 |
| Island Housing Trust | Edgartown | 4 |
| Island Housing Trust | Oak Bluffs | 2 |
| Island Housing Trust | Tisbury | 88 |
| Island Housing Trust | West Tisbury | 22 |
| Uxbridge Housing Authority | Uxbridge | 108 |
| West Bridgewater Housing Authority | West Bridgewater | 48 |
Hawk Networks Inc. ($1,133,252 for 419 housing units)
| Housing Organization | Municipality | Housing Units |
| Commonwealth Land Trust Inc. | Boston | 146 |
| Dudley Housing Authority | Dudley | 80 |
| Southwick Housing Authority | Southwick | 48 |
| The Barkan Companies | Worcester | 145 |
Access Plus ($427,898 for 102 housing units)
| Housing Organization | Municipality | Housing Units |
| Lenox Housing Authority | Lenox | 102 |
About the Massachusetts Broadband Institute at MassTech
A division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech), Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) is working to extend high-speed internet access and availability across the state. To achieve this, MBI uses state and federal funding to launch infrastructure expansion programs that target areas of the state that lack high-speed internet access as well as digital equity programs that tackle barriers to internet adoption and increase availability, addressing critical issues around affordability, enhanced public Wi-Fi, the need for internet-enabled devices, and digital literacy training. Learn more at broadband.masstech.org.