HUD Archives: HUD AWARDS NEARLY $14 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO CREATE, IMPROVE COMPUTER CENTERS FOR RESIDENTS

HUD No. 06-155
Donna White
(202) 708-0685

For Release
Friday
December 22, 2006

HUD AWARDS NEARLY $14 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO CREATE, IMPROVE COMPUTER CENTERS FOR RESIDENTS

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $13,737,470 in grants to 53 public housing authorities today to provide public housing residents greater access to computer technology.

"These grants help the young and the old become computer savvy," said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. "They give parents and children greater access to resources found on the Internet - everything from employment information to homework help."

Public Housing Neighborhood Network grants will be given to housing authorities across the U.S. Housing authorities use this funding to establish, expand or update community technology centers. Neighborhood Networks centers provide access to computers, computer training and the Internet. NN centers can also provide a range of services to help residents achieve long-term economic self-sufficiency. Public housing authorities may also use the funding to hire staff to manage center activities, purchase equipment, and provide computer, literacy and job training.

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.

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Fifty-three housing authorities in these states will receive grants:

ALASKA	$199,905	MISSOURI	$199,889
ALABAMA	$200,000	MISSISSIPPI	$150,000
ARIZONA	$350,000	NORTH CAROLINA	$813,950
CALIFORNIA	$749,000	NEW JERSEY	$199,985
COLORADO	$500,000	NEW YORK	$1,799,930
CONNECTICUT	$550,000	OHIO	$747,211
FLORIDA	$650,000	OKLAHOMA	$213,734
GEORGIA	$750,000	PENNSYLVANIA	$900,000
ILLINOIS	$265,252	RHODE ISLAND	$128,834
KENTUCKY	$300,000	TEXAS	$700,000
MASSACHUSETTS	$600,000	VIRGINIA	$900,000
MARYLAND	$546,700	WASHINGTON	$797,825
MAINE	$200,000	WEST VIRGINIA	$325,255

Public housing authorities that received grants:

ALASKA
	Alaska Housing Finance Corporation	$199,905
	State Subtotal:	$199,905
ALABAMA
	Tuscaloosa Housing Authority	$200,000
	State Subtotal:	$200,000
ARIZONA
	City of Phoenix Housing Department	$350,000
	State Subtotal:	$350,000
CALIFORNIA
	Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard	$150,000
	Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino	$399,000
	San Diego Housing Commission	$200,000
	State Subtotal:	$749,000
COLORADO
	Housing Authority of the City & County of Denver	$500,000
	State Subtotal:	$500,000
CONNECTICUT
	Meriden Housing Authority	$150,000
	The Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk	$400,000
	State Subtotal:	$550,000
FLORIDA
	Housing Authoirity of the City of Fort Myers	$300,000
	Housing Authority of Lakeland	$100,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Daytona Beach	$100,000
	Jacksonville Housing Authority	$150,000
	State Subtotal:	$650,000
GEORGIA
	Carrollton Housing Authority	$150,000
	Northwest Georgia Housing Authority	$400,000
	The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, Georgia	$200,000
	State Subtotal:	$750,000
ILLINOIS
	The Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington	$100,000
	Winnebago County Housing Authority	$165,252
	State Subtotal:	$265,252
KENTUCKY
	Housing Authority of Bowling Green	$150,000
	Housing Authority of Murray	$150,000
	State Subtotal:	$300,000
MASSACHUSETTS
	Cambridge Housing Authority	$200,000
	Springfield Housing Authority	$400,000
	State Subtotal:	$600,000
MARYLAND
	Housing Authority of Baltimore City	$546,700
	State Subtotal:	$546,700
MAINE
	Portland Housing Authority	$200,000
	State Subtotal:	$200,000
MISSOURI
	Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri	$199,889
	State Subtotal:	$199,889
MISSISSIPPI
	Natchez Housing Authority	$150,000
	State Subtotal:	$150,000
NORTH CAROLINA
	City of Concord Housing Department	$300,000
	Gastonia Housing Authority	$150,000
	Greensboro Housing Authority	$200,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Greenville	$163,950
	State Subtotal:	$813,950
NEW JERSEY
	Housing Authority of the City of Camden	$199,985
	State Subtotal:	$199,985
NEW YORK
	Albany Housing Authority	$200,000
	Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Schenectady	$200,000
	New York City Housing Authority	$600,000
	Syracuse Housing Authority	$399,930
	Troy Housing Authority	$400,000
	State Subtotal:	$1,799,930
OHIO
	Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority	$250,000
	Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority	$497,211
	State Subtotal:	$747,211
OKLAHOMA
	Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa	$213,734
	State Subtotal:	$213,734
PENNSYLVANIA
	Allentown Housing Authority	$400,000
	Housing Authority of the City of York	$200,000
	Philadelphia Housing Authority	$300,000
	State Subtotal:	$900,000
RHODE ISLAND
	Housing Authority of the City of Newport	$128,834
	State Subtotal:	$128,834
TEXAS
	Housing Authority of the City of El Paso	$250,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth	$200,000
	The Housing Authority of the City of Galveston, Texas	$250,000
	State Subtotal:	$700,000
VIRGINIA
	Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority	$300,000
	Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority	$200,000
	Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority	$400,000
	State Subtotal:	$900,000
WASHINGTON
	Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma	$200,000
	King County Housing Authority	$350,000
	Seattle Housing Authority	$247,825
	State Subtotal:	$797,825
WEST VIRGINIA
	The Huntington WV Housing Authority	$325,255
	State Subtotal:	$325,255
	GRAND TOTAL:	$13,737,470

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