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For Release Friday February 10, 2012 |
HUD AWARDS MISSOURI PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES NEARLY $28 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Congress gives approval to test HUD comprehensive affordable housing preservation program
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today $27,595,445 to public housing authorities in Missouri that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. See detailed list below.
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."
HUD's Great Plains Regional Administrator Derrith Watchman-Moore added, "HUD is committed to improving public housing and creating communities that thrive. These funds help fill the gap for public housing agencies throughout the Great Plains to make enhancements or create more affordable 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 Missouri will receive this funding:
Missouri | |
Housing Authority of the City of St. Louis | $10,009,792 |
Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri | $2,710,079 |
St. Joseph Housing Authority | $216,221 |
Housing Authority of St. Louis County | $625,087 |
Housing Authority of the City of St. Charles | $81,164 |
Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, MO | $835,363 |
Housing Authority of the City of Sikeston | $283,569 |
Housing Authority of the City of Jefferson | $411,363 |
Housing Authority of the City of Mexico | $251,736 |
Housing Authority of the City of Moberly | $335,944 |
Housing Authority of the City of Charleston | $507,972 |
Housing Authority of the City of Poplar Bluff | $898,050 |
Housing Authority of the City of Fulton | $208,817 |
Marshall Housing Authority | $218,195 |
Independence Housing Authority | $532,892 |
Housing Authority of the City of Kennett | $552,073 |
Housing Authority of the City of Bloomfield | $43,273 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hayti | $150,891 |
Housing Authority of the City of Potosi | $118,354 |
Housing Authority of the City of Steele | $94,121 |
Housing Authority of the City of Senath | $30,359 |
Housing Authority of the City of Bernie | $61,496 |
Housing Authority of the City of Clarkton | $78,204 |
Housing Authority of the City of Campbell | $52,834 |
Housing Authority of the City of Cardwell | $19,619 |
Housing Authority of the City of Malden | $108,683 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hornersville | $35,172 |
Lee's Summit Housing Authority | $103,415 |
Clinton Housing Authority | $159,155 |
Tarkio Housing Authority | $38,412 |
Mound City Housing Authority | $45,338 |
Housing Authority of the City of Dexter | $137,590 |
Housing Authority of the City of Holcomb | $26,309 |
Housing Authority of the City of Caruthersville | $423,259 |
Housing Authority of the City of West Plains | $347,155 |
Osceola Housing Authority | $79,186 |
Housing Authority of the City of Glasgow | $29,416 |
Housing Authority of the City of Houston | $61,246 |
Smithville Housing Authority | $88,101 |
Housing Authority of the City of Portageville | $144,484 |
Plattsburg Housing Authority | $28,319 |
Housing Authority of the City of Gideon | $35,575 |
Branson Housing Authority | $31,724 |
Marceline Housing Authority | $76,124 |
Anderson Housing Authority | $36,400 |
Lanagan Housing Authority | $21,899 |
Noel Housing Authority | $97,988 |
Pineville Housing Authority | $27,510 |
Housing Authority of Southwest City | $50,328 |
Housing Authority of the City of Salem | $94,771 |
Excelsior Springs Housing Authority | $151,147 |
Housing Authority of the City of Boonville | $53,704 |
Housing Authority of the City of Fayette | $51,934 |
Housing Authority of the City of Illmo | $26,125 |
Springfield Housing Authority | $856,162 |
Brunswick Housing Authority | $30,121 |
Housing Authority of the City of Mountain Grove | $133,911 |
Webb City Housing Authority | $90,267 |
Neosho Housing Authority | $77,668 |
Housing Authority of the City of Wardell | $29,615 |
Housing Authority of the City of New Madrid | $106,740 |
Chillicothe Housing Authority | $108,827 |
Housing Authority of the City of Chaffee | $149,844 |
Bethany Housing Authority | $81,839 |
Richland Housing Authority | $103,613 |
Slater Housing Authority | $35,969 |
Richmond Housing Authority | $108,425 |
Aurora Housing Authority | $61,993 |
Maryville Housing Authority | $143,078 |
Lawson Housing Authority | $38,834 |
Housing Authority of the City of Sedalia, MO | $258,210 |
Brookfield Housing Authority | $87,523 |
Housing Authority of the City of East Prairie | $127,711 |
Republic Housing Authority | $ 45,879 |
Housing Authority of the City of Cameron | $90,100 |
Lebanon Housing Authority | $179,331 |
Marionville Housing Authority | $24,406 |
Housing Authority of the City of Mansfield | $72,229 |
Housing Authority of the City of Morehouse | $25,630 |
Lexington Housing Authority | $42,261 |
Housing Authority of the City of Thayer | $31,402 |
Princeton Housing Authority | $25,846 |
Carrollton Housing Authority | $72,225 |
Higginsville Housing Authority | $73,726 |
Housing Authority of the City of Macon | $107,046 |
Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green | $108,688 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hannibal | $319,591 |
Housing Authority of the City of Olivette | $18,813 |
Nevada Housing Authority | $205,708 |
Wellston Housing Authority | $244,347 |
Housing Authority of the City of Kirksville | $139,778 |
Housing Authority of the City of Memphis | $43,997 |
Housing Authority of the City of Lancaster | $31,338 |
Housing Authority of the City of Rolla | $168,416 |
Housing Authority of the City of Alton | $24,586 |
Housing Authority of the City of Vandalia | $88,902 |
Housing Authority of the City of Kirkwood | $85,287 |
Housing Authority of the City of Joplin, MO | $304,448 |
Housing Authority of the City of Norwood | $28,155 |
Housing Authority of the City of Sainte Genevieve | $34,354 |
Housing Authority of the City of Ava | $37,316 |
Housing Authority of the City of Cabool | $41,499 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pagedale | $101,036 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hillsdale | $27,878 |
Housing Authority of the City of Festus | $74,175 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hayti Heights | $108,765 |
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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