HUD No. KY12-001 Deborah Knight (502) 618-8129 |
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Release Friday February 10, 2012 |
HUD AWARDS 105 HOUSING AUTHORITIES $31.8 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Congress gives approval to test HUD comprehensive affordable housing preservation program
LOUISVILLE - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today public housing authorities in Kentucky nearly $32 million that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.
The following housing authorities in Kentucky will receive this funding:
Louisville Metro Housing Authority | $8,860,403 |
Housing Authority of Covington | $1,181,648 |
Housing Authority of Frankfort | $241,040 |
Housing Authority of Lexington | $1,683,599 |
Housing Authority of Paducah | $1,108,672 |
Housing Authority of Madisonville | $207,215 |
Housing Authority of Somerset | $273,530 |
Housing Authority of Owensboro | $759,454 |
Housing Authority of Corbin | $187,071 |
Housing Authority of Hopkinsville | $599,239 |
Housing Authority of Henderson | $553,430 |
Housing Authority of Paris | $209,235 |
Housing Authority of Danville | $491,946 |
Housing Authority of Newport | $599,390 |
Housing Authority of Richmond | $375,480 |
Housing Authority of Maysville | $320,560 |
Housing Authority of Winchester | $525,667 |
Housing Authority of Middlesborough | $607,023 |
Housing Authority of Mount Sterling | $272,795 |
Housing Authority of Cynthiana | $351,840 |
Housing Authority of Lebanon | $315,638 |
Housing Authority of Russellville | $214,798 |
Housing Authority of Hazard | $324,326 |
Housing Authority of Lyon County | $104,547 |
Housing Authority of Glasgow | $482,039 |
Housing Authority of Paintsville | $317,752 |
Housing Authority of Barbourville | $168,363 |
Housing Authority of Cumberland | $168,378 |
Housing Authority of Murray | $207,692 |
Housing Authority of Williamsburg | $268,229 |
Housing Authority of Morehead | $253,233 |
Housing Authority of Catlettsburg | $144,890 |
Housing Authority of Nicholasville | $64,160 |
Housing Authority of Prestonsburg | $206,011 |
Housing Authority of Irvine | $159,977 |
Housing Authority of Hickman | $133,862 |
Housing Authority of Martin | $167,137 |
Housing Authority of Pineville | $245,213 |
Housing Authority of Mayfield | $251,638 |
Housing Authority of Morgantown | $228,315 |
Housing Authority of Cadiz | $87,856 |
Housing Authority of Fulton | $242,996 |
Housing Authority of Whitesburg | $114,438 |
Housing Authority of Jackson | $37,877 |
Housing Authority of Albany | $34,823 |
Campbellsville Housing And Redevelopment Authority | $385,341 |
Housing Authority of Monticello | $132,743 |
Housing Authority of Versailles | $175,347 |
Housing Authority of Tompkinsville | $36,848 |
Housing Authority of Lancaster | $69,340 |
Housing Authority of Greensburg | $27,944 |
Housing Authority of Elizabethtown | $130,894 |
Housing Authority of Burkesville | $127,153 |
Housing Authority of Springfield | $117,621 |
Housing Authority of Carrollton | $225,163 |
Housing Authority of Beattyville | $35,987 |
Housing Authority of Falmouth | $32,389 |
Housing Authority of Flemingsburg | $50,605 |
Housing Authority of Georgetown | $415,904 |
Housing Authority of Harrodsburg | $198,921 |
Housing Authority of Bowling Green | $817,244 |
Housing Authority of Columbia | $104,377 |
Housing Authority of London | $150,051 |
Housing Authority of Manchester | $38,619 |
Housing Authority of Horse Cave | $84,440 |
Housing Authority of Williamstown | $33,993 |
Housing Authority of Central City | $88,247 |
Housing Authority of Bardstown | $235,452 |
Housing Authority of Princeton | $130,049 |
Housing Authority of Liberty | $89,858 |
Housing Authority of Ashland | $362,932 |
Housing Authority of Dawson Springs | $190,162 |
Housing Authority of Harlan | $185,364 |
Housing Authority of Eminence | $104,904 |
Housing Authority of Stanford | $56,131 |
Housing Authority of Stanton | $47,105 |
Housing Authority of McCreary County | $84,898 |
Housing Authority of Hodgenville | $116,610 |
Housing Authority Vanceburg | $63,021 |
Housing Authority of Providence | $73,302 |
HA of Lawrence County | $104,128 |
Housing Authority of Radcliff | $45,075 |
Housing Authority of Shelbyville | $129,000 |
Housing Authority of Berea | $66,805 |
Housing Authority of Benton | $76,388 |
Housing Authority of Olive Hill | $38,789 |
Housing Authority of Morganfield | $48,791 |
Housing Authority of Sturgis | $54,121 |
Housing Authority of Knott County | $97,505 |
Housing Authority of Mount Vernon | $36,325 |
Housing Authority of Owenton | $34,889 |
Housing Authority of Franklin | $128,692 |
Housing Authority of Greenville | $52,555 |
Housing Authority of Irvington | $36,287 |
Housing Authority of Scottsville | $61,177 |
Housing Authority of Owingsville | $65,541 |
Housing Authority of Pikeville | $374,484 |
Housing Authority of Beaver Dam | $72,821 |
Housing Authority of Dayton | $60,308 |
Housing Authority of McKee | $88,192 |
Housing Authority of Martin County | $60,754 |
Housing Authority of Floyd County | $254,270 |
Housing Authority of Dry Ridge | $79,503 |
Housing Authority of Todd County | $123,424 |
Housing Authority of Salyersville/Magoffin Co. | $75,916 |
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 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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