HUD R3 No. 13-52 Niki Edwards (215) 430-6622 |
For Release Thursday August 8, 2013 |
HUD AWARDS PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING AUTHORITIES $117.3 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today public housing authorities in Pennsylvania $117,380,587 to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.
These grants are provided through HUD's Capital Fund Program, which awards 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 Pennsylvania count on this funding to maintain and improve their public housing for families, especially the most vulnerable - our seniors," said Jane C.W. Vincent, HUD's Regional Administrator of the mid-Atlantic region. "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 United States. 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, which will benefit current and future applicants and participants.
Pennsylvania Housing Authorities | |
Allegheny County Housing Authority | $4,379,891 |
Allentown Housing Authority | $1,834,517 |
Altoona Housing Authority | $520,439 |
Bethlehem Housing Authority | $1,958,457 |
Bradford City Housing Authority | $226,908 |
Bradford County Housing Authority | $390,069 |
Bucks County Housing Authority | $561,739 |
Carbon County Housing Authority | $143,319 |
Centre County Housing Authority | $25,519 |
Chester Housing Authority | $1,538,785 |
Clearfield County Housing Authority | $201,267 |
Columbia County Housing Authority | $80,083 |
Connellsville Housing Authority | $203,038 |
Easton Housing Authority | $662,077 |
Fayette County Housing Authority | $2,062,017 |
Harrisburg Housing Authority | $2,540,966 |
Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence | $928,245 |
Housing Authority of the County of Northumberland | $251,870 |
Housing Authority of the County of Delaware | $1,449,331 |
Housing Authority of Indiana County | $197,867 |
Housing Authority of the City of Corry | $69,898 |
Housing Authority of the City of Dubois | $200,219 |
Housing Authority of the City of Erie | $2,692,267 |
Housing Authority of the City of Franklin | $112,349 |
Housing Authority of the City of McKeesport | $1,672,176 |
Housing Authority of the City of Meadville | $401,031 |
Housing Authority of the City of Oil City | $162,850 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | $12,542,370 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pittston | $390,374 |
Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville | $557,296 |
Housing Authority of the City of York | $1,144,486 |
Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong | $572,981 |
Housing Authority of the County of Beaver | $2,625,172 |
Housing Authority of the County of Bedford | $24,750 |
Housing Authority of the County of Berks | $237,346 |
Housing Authority of the County of Blair | $93,732 |
Housing Authority of the County of Butler | $432,120 |
Housing Authority of the County of Chester | $325,889 |
Housing Authority of the County of Clarion | $49,577 |
Housing Authority of the County of Cumberland | $241,665 |
Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin | $716,145 |
Housing Authority of the County of Elk | $146,772 |
Housing Authority of the County of Erie | $114,543 |
Housing Authority of the County of Franklin | $428,410 |
Housing Authority of the County of Greene | $349,413 |
Housing Authority of the County of Huntingdon | $399,727 |
Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson | $318,143 |
Housing Authority of the County of Lebanon | $499,686 |
Housing Authority of the County of Luzerne | $1,497,588 |
Housing Authority of the County of Lycoming | $657,283 |
Housing Authority of the County of McKean | $261,820 |
Housing Authority of the County of Venango | $27,019 |
Housing Authority of the County of Warren | $293,742 |
Johnstown Housing Authority | $1,647,192 |
Lackawanna County Housing Authority | $1,491,637 |
Lehigh County Housing Authority | $255,492 |
Mercer County Housing Authority | $888,999 |
Montgomery County Housing Authority | $674,370 |
Northampton County Housing Authority | $96,682 |
Philadelphia Housing Authority | $49,176,047 |
Reading Housing Authority | $1,866,196 |
Schuylkill County Housing Authority | $703,306 |
Scranton Housing Authority | $1,473,047 |
Shamokin Housing Authority | $214,288 |
Snyder County Housing Authority | $52,527 |
Somerset County Housing Authority | $236,657 |
Sunbury Housing Authority | $368,083 |
Susquehanna County Housing/Redevelopment Authority | $55,049 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Carbondale | $389,792 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Lancaster | $671,189 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Nanticoke | $448,628 |
The Housing Authority of the County of Mifflin | $275,688 |
The Housing Authority of Clinton County | $552,682 |
The Housing Authority of Monroe County | $356,999 |
The Housing Authority of Montour County | $138,521 |
The Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton | $306,953 |
The Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority | $68,634 |
Tioga County Housing Authority | $509,882 |
Titusville Housing Authority | $183,547 |
Washington County Housing Authority | $1,020,577 |
Westmoreland County Housing Authority | $1,853,045 |
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority | $989,635 |
Total | $117,380,587 |
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