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HUD No. 13-17
Adam Glantz (212) 264-1100
Olga Alvarez (212) 542-7142
For Release
Thursday
August 8, 2013

HUD AWARDS NEW YORK HOUSING AUTHORITIES OVER $300 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Housing authorities across New York use funding to maintain housing for families, seniors

NEW YORK - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded public housing authorities in New York State $307,029,645 that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. (A listing of New York grantees is below.)

The grants announced today are provided through HUD's Capital Fund Program, which provides funding annually to all public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing in their communities. The authorities use the funding to do large-scale improvements to the housing such as new roofs or to make energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems.

"This funding is critical for housing authorities to maintain and improve public housing conditions for their residents," said Donovan. "However, with a significant repair backlog, I am encouraged by new, innovative long-term solutions HUD is exploring that can be combined with this funding to not only protect and preserve this housing for the next generation, but to also build the quality infrastructure necessary for families to thrive."

"Housing authorities in New York count on this funding to maintain and improve their public housing for many families, especially the most vulnerable - our seniors," said Acting Regional Administrator Mirza Orriols. "HUD is currently taking bold steps to preserve this affordable housing."

Capital Fund grants are awarded each year to the nation's approximately 3,100 public housing agencies through a formula that considers number, type and age of units in a community. Eligible uses for this funding include development, financing and modernization of the public housing units as well as management improvements at the public housing authority.

Over the past 75 years, the federal government has been working and investing billions of dollars in developing and maintaining public and multifamily housing - including providing critical support through the Capital Fund grants announced today. Still, the nation continues to lose approximately 10,000 public housing units annually, primarily due to disrepair. In 2011, HUD released Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program, a study that estimated the 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 large-scale repairs. Unlike routine maintenance, capital needs are extensive improvements required to make the housing decent and economically sustainable, such as replacing roofs or updating plumbing and electrical systems to increase energy efficiency.

To help protect the considerable federal investment and respond to the growing demand for affordable rental housing, the Obama Administration proposed the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), a comprehensive strategy that complements the Capital Fund Program and offers a long-term solution to preserve and enhance the country's affordable housing stock, including leveraging public and private funding to make critically needed improvements.

Since Congress approved the Demonstration, early results show it is already generating additional capital for public and assisted housing. After opening RAD application periods last summer, HUD has approved or given initial approval to nearly 20,000 public and assisted housing units in 180 different projects across the country. Through these awards, housing authorities have proposed to generate close to $816 million in private debt and equity investments to reduce the capital backlog in public housing properties, which will preserve or replace distressed units and support local jobs in their communities - all without additional federal resources.

HUD also recently issued new RAD guidance that expands the program's flexibility that will benefit current and future applicants and participants.

NEW YORK GRANTEES Amount
Albany Housing Authority $1,826,481
Amsterdam Housing Authority $297,389
Auburn Housing Authority $58,902
Batavia Housing Authority $179,094
Binghamton Housing Authority $768,062
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority $8,217,602
Canton Housing Authority $195,683
Catskill Housing Authority $91,008
Cohoes Housing Authority $369,424
Cortland Housing Authority $401,029
Dunkirk Housing Authority $238,456
Ellenville Housing Authority $65,171
Elmira Housing Authority $537,812
Freeport Housing Authority $370,811
Geneva Housing Authority $198,256
Glen Cove Public Housing Authority $320,999
Glens Falls Housing Authority $247,820
Gloversville Housing Authority $325,120
Greenburgh Housing Authority $121,699
Harrietstown Housing Authority $127,032
Herkimer Housing Authority $171,430
Hoosick Housing Authority $29,000
Hornell Housing Authority $179,552
Housing Authority of Long Beach $479,463
Housing Authority of Newburgh $129,032
Hudson Housing Authority $158,857
Ilion Housing Authority $166,410
Ithaca Housing Authority $405,999
Jamestown Housing Authority $204,478
Kenmore Municipal Housing Authority $204,929
Kingston Housing Authority $162,262
Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority $778,584
Lockport Housing Authority $428,685
Malone Housing Authority $212,136
Massena Housing Authority $291,597
Mechanicville Housing Authority $161,748
Monticello Housing Authority $113,460
Mount Kisco Housing Authority $82,477
New Rochelle Housing Authority $595,217
New York City Housing Authority $260,809,272
Newark Housing Authority $181,945
Niagara Falls Housing Authority $958,270
North Hempstead Housing Authority $149,561
North Tarrytown Housing Authority $85,222
Norwich Housing Authority $121,206
Ogdensburg Housing Authority $376,903
Olean Housing Authority $378,374
Oneida Housing Authority $135,823
Oneonta Housing Authority $115,152
Peekskill Housing Authority $324,881
Plattsburgh Housing Authority $762,373
Port Chester Housing Authority $417,711
Port Jervis Housing Authority $74,273
Poughkeepsie Housing Authority $541,415
Rensselaer Housing Authority $164,153
Rochester Housing Authority $3,558,357
Rockville Centre HA $37,442
Rome Housing Authority $326,427
Saratoga Springs Housing Authority $371,292
Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority $1,187,721
St. Johnsville Housing Authority $49,591
Syracuse Housing Authority $2,724,375
Tarrytown Municipal Housing Authority $156,564
The City of Beacon Housing Authority $235,308
The Municipal Hsng Authority City Yonkers $3,719,073
Town of Hempstead Housing Authority $1,196,880
Town of Huntington Housing Authority $90,480
Town of Islip Housing Authority $336,702
Town of Oyster Bay Housing Authority $750,685
Town of Ramapo Housing Authority $165,138
Troy Housing Authority $1,545,901
Tuckahoe Housing Authority $143,047
Tupper Lake Housing Authority $113,296
Utica Housing Authority $1,583,901
Village of Great Neck Housing Authority $60,903
Village of Hempstead HA $395,282
Village of Kiryas Joel HA $92,871
Village of Spring Valley Housing Authority $147,548
Watertown Housing Authority $881,079
Watervliet Housing Authority $381,257
West Carthage Housing Authority $55,932
White Plains Housing Authority $1,058,818
Wilna Housing Authority $107,165
Woodridge Housing Authority $46,910
New York Total $307,029,645

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