Finance and Administration

Explore data on bond ratings issued to Massachusetts municipalities by Moody's and Standard & Poor's. This data is hosted on a website managed by the Division of Local Services.

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) provided Massachusetts with a total of approximately $2.7 B through the new Coronavirus Relief Fund (CvRF) to use for expenditures related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided approximately $8.7 billion to Massachusetts through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Commonwealth received $5.3 billion from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF). Municipalities and functional counties in the Commonwealth received $3.4 billion from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF). Tribal Governments in the Commonwealth received $25 million from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

This page summarizes the total federal awards that the Commonwealth has received in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal funds distributed to school districts and other Local Education Agencies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This page summarizes resources the federal government has provided to Massachusetts cities and towns in response to COVID-19.

View a list of earmarks included in the ARPA appropriations bill enacted in December 2021.

View data about new hires (i.e. in the past 6 months) across state agencies. Filter by department, job title, years of experience, and more. This data is published on CTHRU, a website managed by the Comptroller.