HUD No. 02-10-12 Joseph J. Phillips (404) 331-5001 |
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Release Friday February 10, 2012 |
HUD AWARDS ALABAMA HOUSING AUTHORITIES OVER $54 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Congress gives approval to test HUD comprehensive affordable housing preservation program
ATLANTA - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today public housing authorities in Alabama $54,411,568 that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.
Today's grants are provided through HUD's Capital Fund Program, which provides annual funding to all public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing in their communities. This funding can be used to make large-scale improvements such as new roofs and to make energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems.
"This funding will help housing authorities address long-standing capital improvements, but it only scratches the surface in addressing the deep backlog we're seeing across the country," said Donovan. "Today, we are closer to helping housing authorities and our private sector partners undertake their capital needs over the long haul. With the passage of HUD's 2012 budget, Congress gave HUD the go-ahead for a new, comprehensive and critical demonstration tool that we believe will help preserve and enhance America's affordable housing, including public housing."
In November 2011, Congress gave HUD the approval to test a comprehensive tool to preserve public housing and other HUD-assistant housing. Congress authorized HUD to begin a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) as part of the Obama Administration's comprehensive strategy to keep these public and other HUD affordable homes on firm financial footing. Public housing authorities need nearly $26 billion to keep these homes safe and decent for families. But given our budget realities, HUD proposed this innovative way to confront the decline of the nation's public and affordable housing stock.
In FY 2012, RAD will enable public housing authorities and owners to continue to make standard life-cycle improvements to their inventory and modernize or replace obsolete units to stem the loss of stock from private sector partners choosing to opt-out of affordable housing programs. The demonstration will bring more than 60,000 properties into a reliable, long term, project-based rental assistance contract - and allow public housing authorities to raise more than $6.1 billion in private financing to reduce the large backlog of capital repair needs and in the process, support significant job creation in communities across the country.
Sandra B. Henriquez, HUD Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, added, "We see Congress' decision to allow this demonstration to begin as a victory, not only for HUD, but for countless communities that desperately want to improve their public housing and other affordable housing, as well as a victory for families who need quality housing they can afford and who want more options on where they might choose to live."
Last year, HUD released Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program, a study that updated the national estimate of capital needs in the public housing stock in the U.S. The study found the nation's 1.2 million public housing units are facing an estimated $25.6 billion in much-needed large scale repairs. Unlike routine maintenance, capital needs are the large-scale improvements required to make the housing decent and economically sustainable, such as replacing roofs or updating plumbing and electrical systems to increase energy efficiency. This study updates a 1998 analysis and includes costs to address overdue repairs, accessibility improvements for disabled residents, lead abatement, and water and energy conservation that would make the homes more cost effective and energy efficient.
Over the last 75 years, the federal government has invested billions in the development and maintenance of public and multifamily housing - including providing critical support through HUD's Capital Fund, the grants announced today. Still, the nation continues to lose thousands of public housing units annually, primarily due to disrepair. To protect the considerable federal investment and respond to the growing demand for affordable rental housing, the Obama Administration proposed RAD. The details of the demonstration's timeline and application are being prepared and HUD expects to issue a notice for public comment in the coming months.
The following housing authorities in Alabama will receive this funding.
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District | $7,833,595 |
Mobile Housing Board | $5,260,077 |
HA Anniston | $932,342 |
Phenix City Housing Authority | $1,124,684 |
Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery | $3,366,051 |
Housing Authority of the City of Dothan | $810,030 |
Selma Housing Authority | $713,686 |
Housing Authority of the City of Attalla | $141,748 |
Fairfield Housing Authority | $407,784 |
Housing Authority of the City of Fort Payne | $330,531 |
Housing Authority of the City of Jasper | $368,046 |
Tarrant Housing Authority | $105,190 |
The Guntersville Housing Authority | $433,103 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville | $2,434,254 |
Housing Authority of the City of Decatur | $829,623 |
Greater Gadsden | $1,294,797 |
HA Auburn | $439,313 |
Housing Authority of Red Bay | $185,949 |
HA Cullman | $443,441 |
Housing Authority of Hamilton, Alabama | $624,543 |
Florence H/A | $782,157 |
HA Cordova | $76,245 |
Haleyville Housing Authority | $311,114 |
Sylacauga Housing Authority | $694,848 |
Winfield Housing Authority | $192,259 |
Housing Authority of the City of Tuscumbia | $258,521 |
HA Russellville | $231,004 |
HA Opelika | $845,329 |
Housing Authority of the City of Lanett, Al | $461,607 |
H A Oneonta | $180,625 |
Housing Authority of the City of Carbon Hill | $124,050 |
Housing Authority of the City of Roanoke, Al | $58,170 |
Housing Authority of Reform | $66,513 |
Housing Authority of the City of Athens, Al | $257,274 |
Sheffield Housing Authority | $469,494 |
HA Leeds | $192,472 |
City of Union Springs Housing Authority | $159,996 |
Housing Authority of Guin, Alabama | $198,585 |
HA Columbiana | $182,536 |
Ozark Housing Authority | $513,293 |
Housing Authority of Boston | $93,148 |
Boaz Housing Authority | $534,148 |
Hackleburg Housing Authority | $70,943 |
HA Tuscaloosa | $1,497,313 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Berry | $70,935 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Montevallo | $82,997 |
Housing Authority of the City of Moulton, Al | $65,129 |
Bear Creek Housing Authority | $28,043 |
Crossville Housing Auhtority | $29,444 |
Collinsville Housing Authority | $70,935 |
Housing Authority of the City of Vernon, Al | $161,070 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Calera | $134,410 |
HA Jefferson County | $751,192 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hartselle | $193,791 |
Housing Authority of the City of Luverne, Al | $166,255 |
Vincent Housing Authority | $42,748 |
Phil Campbell Housing Authority | $70,810 |
HA Arab | $137,547 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Hanceville | $64,290 |
Housing Authority of the City of Georgiana | $114,146 |
HA Millport | $47,847 |
Housing Authority of the City of Heflin | $38,552 |
Housing Authority of the City of Aliceville | $198,651 |
HA Scottsboro | $429,014 |
Housing Authority of the City of Columbia | $21,327 |
Abbeville Housing Authority | $43,793 |
Altoona Housing Authority | $108,729 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hartford | $38,020 |
Cottonwood Housing Authority | $48,713 |
Housing Authority of the City of Talladega, Al | $720,823 |
Pell City Housing Authority | $96,641 |
HA Elba | $148,443 |
Ragland Housing Authority | $65,964 |
Housing Authority of the City of Demopolis, Al | $222,244 |
HA Piedmont | $229,185 |
Housing Authority of the City of Florala | $49,192 |
HA Opp | $186,807 |
Lineville Housing Authority | $245,487 |
Enterprise Housing Authority | $173,787 |
York Housing Authority | $99,495 |
Washington County Housing Authority | $38,122 |
Eufaula Housing Authority | $491,056 |
Housing Authority of the City of Sulligent, Al | $142,320 |
Housing Authority of the City of Linden | $57,622 |
Albertville Housing Authority | $186,712 |
Childersburg Housing Authority | $249,482 |
Housing Authority of the City of Headland, Al | $63,143 |
HA Midland City | $51,761 |
HA Bessemer | $1,854,527 |
Brundidge Housing Authority | $52,946 |
HA Andalusia | $137,963 |
HA Samson | $241,167 |
Walker County Housing Authority | $111,101 |
Housing Authority of the City of Prattville, Al | $134,616 |
Housing Authority of the City of Goodwater | $47,089 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Hobson City | $68,159 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Blountsville, Al | $101,187 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Valley Head, Al | $10,245 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Ashland | $235,694 |
Housing Authority of the City of Fayette | $169,464 |
Gordo Housing Authority | $86,215 |
HA Jacksonville | $203,010 |
Housing Authority of the City of Centre, Al | $171,463 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Kennedy | $13,634 |
Housing Authority of the City of Newton | $41,522 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Slocomb | $16,398 |
HA Ashford | $84,469 |
Housing Authority of the City of Brantley | $108,660 |
Housing Authority of the City of Eutaw | $60,365 |
Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport | $82,477 |
Housing Authority of the Town of New Brockton | $44,342 |
Housing Authority of the City of Clanton | $203,137 |
Housing Authority of the City of Brent | $91,153 |
HA Northport | $609,272 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Parrish | $20,612 |
HA Atmore | $75,745 |
Housing Authority of the City of Greenville | $237,236 |
Housing Authority of the City of Brewton | $94,719 |
Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro | $87,468 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton | $47,085 |
Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette | $130,324 |
Tuskegee Housing Authority | $533,554 |
Housing Authority of the City of Marion, Al | $71,311 |
HA Bay Minette | $119,284 |
HA Foley | $108,085 |
Housing Authority of the City of Chickasaw | $369,624 |
Stevenson Housing Authority | $109,632 |
Rainsville Housing Authority | $110,367 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Prichard | $581,408 |
Uniontown Housing Authority | $113,970 |
HA Tallassee | $111,403 |
HA Monroeville | $107,014 |
Housing Authority of the City of Alexander City | $687,844 |
Housing Authority of the City of Livingston | $125,232 |
Sumiton Housing Authority | $46,663 |
HA Troy | $597,349 |
Housing Authority of the City of Dadeville | $88,670 |
Housing Authority of the City of Daleville | $79,316 |
Evergreen Housing Authority | $122,262 |
Triana Housing Authority | $30,775 |
Regional HA of Lawrence, Cullman & Morgan Counties | $203,899 |
Top of Alabama Regional Housing Authority | $377,309 |
Housing Authority of Greene County, Al | $269,957 |
South Central Alabama Regional HA | $371,810 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Deposit | $61,462 |
Housing Authority of the City of Valley | $61,462 |
Mobile County Housing Authority | $71,337 |
The FY2012 Public Housing Capital Funding by state:
State | Amount |
State | Amount |
|
Alabama | $54,411,568 | Nevada | $5,253,929 | |
Alaska | $2,215,118 | New Hampshire | $4,805,462 | |
Arizona | $7,516,272 | New Jersey | $61,937,486 | |
Arkansas | $17,504,267 | New Mexico | $5,567,987 | |
California | $72,252,584 | New York | $321,476,119 | |
Colorado | $10,307,643 | North Carolina | $48,137,960 | |
Connecticut | $20,964,829 | North Dakota | $2,073,197 | |
Delaware | $3,986,200 | Ohio | $77,937,803 | |
Florida | $49,658,600 | Oklahoma | $14,538,344 | |
Georgia | $64,067,418 | Oregon | $8,533,410 | |
Hawaii | $9,454,397 | Pennsylvania | $120,206,473 | |
Idaho | $887,959 | Rhode Island | $12,081,706 | |
Illinois | $128,103,330 | South Carolina | $20,297,831 | |
Indiana | $21,570,606 | South Dakota | $1,653,882 | |
Iowa | $4,672,512 | Tennessee | $50,216,600 | |
Kansas | $9,880,896 | Texas | $72,552,552 | |
Kentucky | $31,838,124 | Utah | $2,394,123 | |
Louisiana | $43,544,357 | Vermont | $1,948,080 | |
Maine | $5,056,956 | Virginia | $28,687,138 | |
Maryland | $26,848,339 | Washington | $26,602,619 | |
Massachusetts | $52,240,068 | West Virginia | $7,978,504 | |
Michigan | $31,099,543 | Wisconsin | $15,089,333 | |
Minnesota | $28,166,333 | Wyoming | $821,802 | |
Mississippi | $20,313,957 | District of Columbia | $14,193,015 | |
Missouri | $27,595,445 | Guam | $1,174,617 | |
Montana | $2,574,655 | Puerto Rico | $105,751,592 | |
Nebraska | $8,023,289 | US Virgin Islands | $5,389,187 | |
TOTAL: | $1,792,056,016 |
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