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For Release Thursday August 8, 2013 |
HUD AWARDS OKLAHOMA HOUSING AUTHORITIES OVER $14 MILLION TO IMPROVE AND PRESERVE PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Oklahoma Housing Authorities use funding to maintain housing for families, seniors
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded public housing authorities in Oklahoma $14,420,904 that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing assets. See the end of this release for a list of housing authorities and grant amounts.
The grants announced today are part of 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 Oklahoma count on this funding to maintain and improve their public housing for many families, especially the most vulnerable - our seniors," said Mark Brezina, Acting Regional Administrator. "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. 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.
Capital Fund Grants for Oklahoma
Housing Authority of Osage County | $289,291 |
Housing Authority of the Caddo Electric Cooperative | $37,848 |
Housing Authority of the Choctaw Electric Cooperative | $100,842 |
Housing Authority of the City of Ada | $256,920 |
Housing Authority of the City of Afton | $23,623 |
Housing Authority of the City of Anadarko | $86,463 |
Housing Authority of the City of Atoka | $119,294 |
Housing Authority of the City of Beggs | $45,724 |
Housing Authority of the City of Boley | $11,957 |
Housing Authority of the City of Boswell | $18,599 |
Housing Authority of the City of Bristow | $148,586 |
Housing Authority of the City of Broken Bow | $151,024 |
Housing Authority of the City of Coalgate | $77,681 |
Housing Authority of the City of Comanche | $36,528 |
Housing Authority of the City of Commerce | $35,314 |
Housing Authority of the City of Del City | $85,056 |
Housing Authority of the City of Drumright | $152,049 |
Housing Authority of the City of Elk City | $162,637 |
Housing Authority of the City of Geary | $26,583 |
Housing Authority of the City of Grandfield | $40,903 |
Housing Authority of the City of Guthrie | $137,969 |
Housing Authority of the City of Haileyville | $20,492 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hartshorne | $40,091 |
Housing Authority of the City of Heavener | $27,027 |
Housing Authority of the City of Henryetta | $50,186 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hobart | $77,452 |
Housing Authority of the City of Holdenville | $69,552 |
Housing Authority of the City of Hugo | $249,370 |
Housing Authority of the City of Idabel | $214,057 |
Housing Authority of the City of Keota | $18,721 |
Housing Authority of the City of Kingston | $20,232 |
Housing Authority of the City of Konawa | $35,806 |
Housing Authority of the City of Krebs | $38,215 |
Housing Authority of the City of Langston | $75,241 |
Housing Authority of the City of Lawton | $307,469 |
Housing Authority of the City of Madill | $41,994 |
Housing Authority of the City of Maud | $44,739 |
Housing Authority of the City of McAlester | $310,613 |
Housing Authority of the City of Miami,Oklaho | $262,628 |
Housing Authority of the City of Minco | $36,609 |
Housing Authority of the City of Muskogee | $438,691 |
Housing Authority of the City of Newkirk | $45,322 |
Housing Authority of the City of Norman | $185,510 |
Housing Authority of the City of Oilton | $17,924 |
Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City | $3,683,083 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pauls Valley | $60,882 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pawnee | $34,318 |
Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City | $192,542 |
Housing Authority of the City of Sayre | $39,427 |
Housing Authority of the City of Seminole | $125,735 |
Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee | $515,126 |
Housing Authority of the City of Snyder | $55,103 |
Housing Authority of the City of Stigler | $34,226 |
Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater | $150,107 |
Housing Authority of the City of Stilwell | $83,730 |
Housing Authority of the City of Stroud | $43,665 |
Housing Authority of the City of Tecumseh | $57,759 |
Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa | $2,981,440 |
Housing Authority of the City of Walters | $28,860 |
Housing Authority of the City of Watonga | $46,394 |
Housing Authority of the City of Waurika | $98,142 |
Housing Authority of the City of Waynoka | $29,148 |
Housing Authority of the City of Wetumka | $57,014 |
Housing Authority of the City of Wewoka | $95,833 |
Housing Authority of the City of Wilburton | $36,440 |
Housing Authority of the City of Wynnewood | $26,985 |
Housing Authority of the City of Yale | $28,264 |
Housing Authority of the Cookson Hills Electric Co | $36,958 |
Housing Authority of the Kiamichi Electric Coop | $150,975 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Antlers | $92,234 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Apache | $30,897 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Cache | $32,757 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Cement | $34,545 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Cheyenne | $21,512 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton | $29,383 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Cushing | $38,327 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Cyril | $20,530 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Cobb | $21,853 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Gibson | $65,425 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Granite | $30,613 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Hydro | $16,620 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Indiahoma | $7,572 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf | $26,088 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Mangum | $55,740 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain Park | $16,877 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain View | $47,470 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Prague | $38,826 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Ringling | $46,838 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Roosevelt | $7,457 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Ryan | $55,178 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Seiling | $13,059 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Sterling | $22,812 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford | $63,667 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Talihina | $31,370 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Temple | $28,269 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Terral | $11,645 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Tipton | $21,049 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Tishomingo | $36,447 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Tuttle | $18,062 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Valliant | $15,428 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Weleetka | $23,660 |
Housing Authority of the Town of Wister | $33,706 |
Oklahoma Total | $14,420,904 |
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