On September 4, 2009 CHA was notified that it was awarded a $10 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The $10 million award provides CHA the funding necessary to move ahead with plans to replace Lincoln Way Apartments in West Cambridge and comprehensively modernize Jackson Gardens in the Mid-Cambridge neighborhood. The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) is closing its waiting list for apartments in family public housing effective October 16, 2009. The waitlist is being closed to make apartments available for residents being relocated during construction at the two sites.