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Friday
February 10, 2012

HUD AWARDS TEXAS HOUSING AUTHORITIES OVER $72 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Congress gives approval to test HUD comprehensive affordable housing preservation program

FORT WORTH - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today public housing authorities in Texas $72,552,552 that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. See the city by city funding chart 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."

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.

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Texas Capital Fund Grantees and Amounts:

Austin Housing Authority

$2,342,094

Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Tx

$6,991,176

Housing Authority of Fort Worth

$1,838,589

Housing Authority of the City of Houston

$4,837,826

San Antonio Housing Authority

$8,008,038

Brownsville Housing Authority

$1,493,827

Corpus Christi Housing Authority

$2,132,808

Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texa

$5,626,125

Housing Authority of the City of Waco

$1,072,240

Laredo Housing Authority

$1,180,410

Housing Authority of the City of Baytown

$96,603

Housing Authority of Texarkana

$572,152

Housing Authority of Waxahachie

$122,561

Del Rio Housing Authority

$489,721

Housing Authority of the City of Galveston

$1,591,307

Housing Authority of Lubbock

$793,426

Eagle Pass Housing Authority

$652,987

Housing Authority of the City of Bryan

$373,471

Housing Authority of Brownwood

$247,572

Housing Authority of Wichita Falls

$783,112

Housing Authority of the City of Beaumont

$685,361

Housing Authority of Commerce

$175,469

San Benito Housing Authority

$429,507

Housing Authority of Denison

$228,977

Housing Authority of McKinney

$205,726

McAllen Housing Authority

$358,345

Mercedes Housing Authority

$325,388

Housing Authority of Temple

$346,677

Taylor Housing Authority

$123,526

Housing Authority of the City of Texas City

$155,632

Housing Authority of Corsicana

$358,090

Housing Authority of Port Arthur

$513,573

Housing Authority of the City of Bay City

$107,362

Housing Authority of Borger

$229,476

Housing Authority City of Orange

$528,292

Housing Authority of Bonham

$124,208

Housing Authority of Breckenridge

$98,450

Housing Authority of Olney

$189,362

Housing Authority of Cisco

$90,223

Housing Authority of Ranger

$87,114

Housing Authority of Jefferson

$61,964

Housing Authority of Canyon

$39,837

Mission Housing Authority

$303,136

Housing Authority of Dublin

$79,618

Housing Authority of Paris

$239,477

Housing Authority of Pittsburg

$112,302

Housing Authority of Henderson

$88,141

Weslaco Housing Authority

$315,765

Housing Authority of Seymour

$182,072

Housing Authority of Haskell

$55,976

Housing Authority of the City of New Boston

$193,429

Housing Authority of Colorado City

$100,511

Housing Authority of the City of Gladewater

$150,780

Housing Authority of Center

$74,123

Housing Authority of the City of Mineola

$59,930

Housing Authority of Sweetwater

$201,097

Edinburg Housing Authority

$578,946

Housing Authority of the City of Hearne

$168,170

Alamo Housing Authority

$118,035

Harlingen Housing Authority

$756,110

Electra Housing Authority

$76,414

Housing Authority of Bridgeport

$23,252

Housing Authority of Overton

$57,735

Housing Authority of Deleon

$89,313

Housing Authority of Ennis

$104,707

Housing Authority of Gilmer

$158,042

Pharr Housing Authority

$440,808

Luling Housing Authority

$137,366

Housing Authority of Quanah

$103,546

Housing Authority of Cooper

$84,944

Housing Authority of Ballinger

$72,206

Housing Authority of Sherman

$309,587

Housing Authority of the City of Killeen

$155,743

Housing Authority of Anson

$77,862

Gonzales Housing Authority

$147,422

Housing Authority of Henrietta

$49,453

Housing Authority of Hamilton

$41,097

Housing Authority of Paducah

$68,847

Victoria Housing Authority

$385,285

Housing Authority of Wortham

$66,449

San Marcos Housing Authority

$400,170

Housing Authority of Ector

$12,806

Housing Authority of Bells

$20,938

Housing Authority of Hico

$55,246

Housing Authority of Pottsboro

$14,529

Housing Authority of Ladonia

$20,251

Housing Authority of Honey Grove

$74,596

Housing Authority of Archer City

$17,407

Housing Authority of Rockwall

$56,189

Edna Housing Authority

$34,902

Housing Authority of Savoy

$26,262

Housing Authority of Bryson

$17,634

Housing Authority of City of Leonard

$46,101

Housing Authority of Avinger

$37,010

Housing Authority of McGregor

$74,363

Smiley Housing Authority

$18,188

Housing Authority of Wolfe City

$20,338

Crystal City Housing Authority

$381,012

Housing Authority of Daingerfield

$88,662

Housing Authority of Whitewright

$33,899

Housing Authority of Howe

$20,986

Waelder Housing Authority

$52,045

Housing Authority of Burkburnett

$59,510

Hughes Springs Housing Authority

$40,502

Kingsville Housing Authority

$249,374

Housing Authority of Tom Bean

$18,923

Housing Authority of City of Moody

$48,394

Housing Authority of Deport

$43,404

Housing Authority of the City of Caldwell

$42,147

Housing Authority of the City of Munday

$77,655

Housing Authority of Naples

$68,128

Housing Authority of Omaha

$55,675

Housing Authority of the City of Knox City

$39,208

Housing Authority of Celeste

$24,835

Housing Authority of Trenton

$19,263

Housing Authority of Plano

$63,656

Housing Authority of Van Alstyne

$24,136

Housing Authority of Princeton

$15,770

Housing Authority of Cameron

$158,550

Housing Authority of Linden

$47,659

Housing Authority of De Kalb

$52,192

Housing Authority of Bogata

$35,246

Housing Authority of Gunter

$13,596

Housing Authority of the City of Frisco

$23,252

Housing Authority of Talco

$11,331

Kenedy Housing Authority

$52,108

Housing Authority of the City of Calvert

$35,451

Housing Authority of Wellington

$34,217

Beeville Housing Authority

$224,714

Housing Authority of Haltom City

$145,983

Housing Authority of Decatur

$33,496

Housing Authority of Spearman

$13,100

Housing Authority of McLean

$13,741

Housing Authority of Merkel

$27,757

Housing Authority of Wink

$29,129

Housing Authority of Clarendon

$77,657

Robstown Housing Authority

$327,076

Mathis Housing Authority

$102,138

Housing Authority of the City of Runge

$54,930

Housing Authority of Tahoka

$57,972

Housing Authority of Stamford

$67,199

Housing Authority of the City of Dayton

$133,073

Housing Authority of Comanche

$73,513

Housing Authority of Rising Star

$22,561

Housing Authority of Levelland

$70,613

Housing Authority of Cross Plains

$30,068

Port Isabel Housing Authority

$181,996

Sinton Housing Authority

$91,253

Nixon Housing Authority

$35,837

Three Rivers Housing Authority

$42,698

Donna Housing Authority

$148,766

Alice Housing Authority

$295,676

Housing Authority of Post

$99,622

Housing Authority of Roby

$18,978

Housing Authority of Rotan

$95,006

Housing Authority of Tulia

$57,148

Housing Authority of Crosbyton

$55,661

Housing Authority of Nocona

$88,704

Housing Authority of Pineland

$108,023

Housing Authority of Maud

$25,330

Housing Authority of Floydada

$67,589

Housing Authority of Stanton

$131,325

Taft Housing Authority

$89,493

Housing Authority of Gorman

$66,612

Floresville Housing Authority

$52,216

Housing Authority of Childress

$93,443

Housing Authority of Hamlin

$36,063

Housing Authority of Olton

$20,612

Housing Authority of Baird

$46,915

Housing Authority of Cleveland

$79,907

Housing Authority of Tioga

$5,499

Housing Authority of Aspermont

$34,447

Falfurrias Housing Authority

$138,407

Edcouch Housing Authority

$39,666

Housing Authority of Santa Anna

$62,238

Los Fresnos Housing Authority

$49,915

Housing Authority of Clarksville

$89,084

Housing Authority of the City of Pleasanton

$66,948

Housing Authority of Malakoff

$47,921

Devine Housing Authority

$71,015

Lockhart Housing Authority

$109,958

Housing Authority of Mabank

$16,949

Housing Authority of Belton

$169,386

Housing Authority of Granbury

$87,171

Housing Authority of Spur

$25,926

Housing Authority of Newcastle

$16,654

Housing Authority of Wills Point

$58,173

Housing Authority of Whitney

$44,999

Housing Authority of Groesbeck

$75,997

Housing Authority of Windom

$6,799

Housing Authority of Farmersville

$45,885

Housing Authority of Crockett

$339,620

Housing Authority of Newton

$68,850

Elsa Housing Authority

$140,750

Housing Authority of the City of Woodville

$173,947

Housing Authority of Timpson

$50,766

Housing Authority of Hemphill

$21,223

Housing Authority of Coolidge

$20,525

Housing Authority of Diboll

$401,011

Housing Authority of Corrigan

$147,415

Housing Authority of the City of Groveton

$20,875

Housing Authority of Beckville

$13,748

Housing Authority of Garrison

$24,848

Housing Authority of Bangs

$61,578

Poteet Housing Authority

$59,339

Housing Authority of Trinidad

$54,992

Housing Authority of Blooming Grove

$15,749

Brackettville Housing Authority

$56,063

Housing Authority of Vernon

$240,492

Housing Authority of Alba

$14,094

Housing Authority of Edgewood

$49,804

Housing Authority of the City of Stockdale

$27,503

Housing Authority of Mount Pleasant

$149,345

Housing Authority of the City of Madisonville

$64,348

Housing Authority of Marlin

$173,221

Housing Authority of Royse City

$45,640

Housing Authority of Dawson

$42,711

Housing Authority of Detroit

$32,447

Housing Authority of Brady

$194,217

Housing Authority of Lott

$47,930

Housing Authority of the City of Centerville

$53,102

Housing Authority of Rosebud

$23,520

Johnson City Housing Authority

$50,663

Housing Authority of Slaton

$71,647

Housing Authority of Loraine

$21,871

Bastrop Housing Authority

$47,747

Housing Authority of Eden

$36,105

Housing Authority of Mason

$51,808

Housing Authority of Tenaha

$57,211

Marble Falls Housing Authority

$106,542

Georgetown Housing Authority

$146,184

Housing Authority of Rogers

$41,489

Smithville Housing Authority

$86,777

Housing Authority of Grandfalls

$30,641

Housing Authority of Goldthwaite

$34,800

Housing Authority of Robert Lee

$42,511

Housing Authority of City of Oglesby

$12,913

Housing Authority of Alto

$70,428

Housing Authority of Teague

$42,403

Housing Authority of Bartlett

$51,003

Housing Authority of Seagraves

$72,348

Housing Authority of Meridian

$38,565

Housing Authority of Hale Center

$47,446

Housing Authority of Bronte

$30,453

Housing Authority of Eldorado

$37,426

Karnes City Housing Authority

$33,419

Granger Housing Authority

$23,555

Housing Authority of Kirbyville

$89,095

Housing Authority of Gatesville

$71,503

Housing Authority City of Alpine

$52,529

Housing Authority of Memphis

$89,927

Housing Authority of Como

$15,770

Housing Authority of Winnsboro

$39,230

Housing Authority of Cumby

$9,136

Housing Authority of Strawn

$21,384

Housing Authority of Grapevine

$91,619

Housing Authority of Rankin

$9,848

Housing Authority of Grapeland

$65,003

Schulenburg Housing Authority

$40,816

Flatonia Housing Authority

$20,888

Housing Authority of Mineral Wells

$70,310

Carrizo Springs Housing Authority

$95,498

Housing Authority of Thorndale

$24,911

Gregory Housing Authority

$70,989

Seguin Housing Authority

$208,301

Housing Authority of the City of Bellville

$32,397

Housing Authority of Kerens

$60,480

Housing Authority of Junction

$41,996

Housing Authority of Caddo Mills

$19,153

Housing Authority of Crowell

$32,257

Cuero Housing Authority

$186,997

Housing Authority of Avery

$21,978

Housing Authority of Whitesboro

$73,913

Yorktown Housing Authority

$59,124

Aransas Pass Housing Authority

$136,666

Housing Authority of Balmorhea

$22,244

Ingleside Housing Authority

$112,813

Housing Authority of Marfa

$80,879

Housing Authority of Pecos

$148,007

Housing Authority of Coleman

$105,949

Round Rock Housing Authority

$101,825

Falls City Housing Authority

$8,379

Housing Authority of Throckmorton

$31,589

Yoakum Housing Authority

$89,628

Housing Authority of Abilene

$234,584

Llano Housing Authority

$51,868

Housing Authority of the City of Winters

$73,919

Housing Authority of the City of Brenham

$326,660

Pearsall Housing Authority

$90,647

Housing Authority of Mart

$52,048

Housing Authority of San Saba

$48,920

Cotulla Housing Authority

$68,575

Housing Authority of Grand Saline

$107,002

Housing Authority of Mount Vernon

$61,341

Housing Authority of Clifton

$35,159

Housing Authority of the City of Franklin

$34,594

Housing Authority of Tatum

$42,374

Housing Authority of Ferris

$37,251

New Braunfels Housing Authority

$176,106

Housing Authority of Van

$28,868

Housing Authority of Lometa

$19,935

Housing Authority of Grandview

$21,482

Housing Authority of Huntington

$69,068

Schertz Housing Authority

$68,018

Housing Authority of the City of Bremond

$28,429

Housing Authority of Livingston

$131,541

Housing Authority of Copperas Cove

$105,917

Mexia Housing Authority

$122,184

Housing Authority of the City of El Campo

$188,252

Housing Authority of Big Sandy

$15,444

Housing Authority of the City of Buffalo

$27,142

Burnet Housing Authority

$44,222

Kyle Housing Authority

$21,730

Housing Authority of Point

$15,522

Duval County Housing Authority

$58,174

Elgin Housing Authority

$32,317

Housing Authority of the City of Palacios

$47,529

Housing Authority of Midland

$84,991

Housing Authority of Rockdale

$69,640

La Grange Housing Authority

$100,964

Housing Authority of San Augustine

$83,465

Housing Authority of Kemp

$58,050

Port Lavaca Housing Authority

$85,350

Starr County Housing Authority

$95,354

Housing Authority of Hubbard

$22,108

Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville

$129,763

Housing Authority of the City of Monahans

$74,797

Uvalde Housing Authority

$60,298

Housing Authority of Anthony

$34,227

La Joya Housing Authority

$68,868

Roma Housing Authority

$72,892

Housing Authority of Bexar County

$42,583

Housing Authority of Odessa

$81,308

Housing Authority of Marshall

$71,389

Housing Authority of City of Navasota

$59,267

San Angelo Housing Authority

$194,862

Travis County Housing Authority

$108,991

Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches

$100,762

Housing Authority of Jasper

$75,317

Hidalgo County Housing Authority

$76,057

Cameron County Housing Authority

$394,784

Goliad Housing Authority

$52,634

Housing Authority of Fruitvale

$21,498

Housing Authority of Atlanta

$79,775

El Paso County Housing Authority

$116,900

Housing Authority of Blossom

$18,288

Housing Authority of Van Horn

$41,106

Housing Authority of Ralls

$45,312

Housing Authority of O'Donnell

$24,622

Housing Authority of Bowie County

$15,588

Housing Authority of Lockney

$24,615

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

 
Content Archived: February 20, 2014