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 |