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HUD Region V No. 13-62
Laura J. Feldman
(312) 913-8332
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For Release
Thursday
August 8, 2013

HUD AWARDS WISCONSIN HOUSING AUTHORITIES NEARLY $15 MILLION TO IMPROVE, PRESERVE NATION'S PUBLIC HOUSING STOCK
Housing authorities across the U.S., territories use funding to maintain housing for families, seniors

CHICAGO - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded public housing authorities in Wisconsin nearly $15 million for major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.

See chart below for list of housing authorities in Wisconsin who will receive this funding.

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 Wisconsin count on this funding to maintain and improve their public housing for many families, especially the most vulnerable - our seniors," said Antonio R. Riley, HUD's Midwest 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.

Public Housing Authority 2013 Capital Funding
Abbotsford Housing Authority $25,520
Albany Housing Authority $23,682
Algoma Housing Authority $32,660
Altoona Housing Authority $33,079
Amery Housing Authority $49,159
Antigo Housing Authority $71,363
Ashland County Housing Authority $32,159
Ashland Housing Authority $166,041
Baraboo Community Development Authority $47,302
Beloit Housing Authority $160,919
Boscobel Housing Authority $53,645
Brillion Housing Authority $19,398
Bruce Housing Authority $38,907
Burnett County Housing Authority $30,062
Chetek Housing Authority $24,247
Chilton Housing Authority $42,390
City of Appleton Housing Authority $206,750
City of Edgerton Housing Authority $85,435
Clintonville Housing Authority $49,872
Dane County Housing Authority $93,581
DeForest Housing Authority $28,013
DePere Housing Authority $91,349
Eau Claire County Housing Authority $21,757
Eau Claire Housing Authority $149,830
Fond du Lac County Housing Authority $37,914
Fond du Lac Housing Authority $247,100
Frederic Housing Authority $42,837
Grantsburg Housing Authority $20,968
Green Bay Housing Authority $183,075
Greenwood Housing Authority $14,977
Housing Authority of the City of Barron $24,247
Housing Authority of the City of Cumberland $21,822
Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee $5,610,514
Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond $33,468
Housing Authority of the City of Oshkosh, WI $334,374
Housing Authority of the City of Shell Lake $23,439
Housing Authority of the City of Superior $593,053
Housing Authority of Winnebago County, WI $107,937
Hudson Housing Authority $41,697
Hurley Housing Authority $43,930
Jefferson Housing Authority $61,490
Kaukauna Housing Authority $57,658
La Crosse Housing Authority $673,561
LaCrosse County Housing Authority $125,074
Ladysmith Housing Authority $43,140
Lafayette County Housing Authority $24,450
Lake Mills Housing Authority $47,441
Lincoln County Housing Authority $17,248
Luck Housing Authority $12,931
Madison Community Development Authority $852,681
Manitowoc Housing Authority $79,503
Marinette Housing Authority $62,713
Marshfield Community Development Authority $195,894
Mauston Housing Authority $41,513
Menomonie Housing Authority $129,683
Merrill Housing Authority $93,968
Mondovi Housing Authority $21,014
Monroe Housing Authority $69,509
New London Housing Authority $50,919
Oconto Housing Authority $57,316
Osceola Housing Authority $24,247
Park Falls Housing Authority $34,263
Peshtigo Housing Authority $32,526
Plymouth Housing Authority $40,981
Prairie du Chien Housing Authority $33,070
Pulaski Housing Authority $19,194
Racine County Housing Authority $9,983
Reedsville Housing Authority $22,335
Rhinelander Housing Authority $37,970
Rice Lake Housing Authority $104,989
Richland Center Housing Authority $48,770
River Falls Housing Authority $63,621
Sauk City Housing Authority $38,652
Sauk County Housing Authority $43,993
Shawano County Housing Authority $216,457
Shawano Housing Authority $136,342
Sheboygan Housing Authority $203,651
Slinger Housing Authority $39,066
South Milwaukee Community Development Auth. $72,390
Sparta Housing Authority $42,190
Spooner Housing Authority $32,899
Stanley Housing Authority $35,692
Stevens Point Housing Authority $300,345
Thorp Housing Authority $57,920
Tomah Public Housing Authority $36,854
Trempealeau County Housing Authority $59,883
Viroqua Housing Authority $128,716
Washburn Housing Authority $33,021
Watertown Housing Authority $81,838
Waukesha Housing Authority $301,378
Wausau Community Development Authority $183,141
Wausaukee Housing Authority $63,675
West Bend Housing Authority $59,570
Westby Housing Authority $36,254
Wisconsin Rapids Housing Authority $205,824
Woodville Housing Authority $21,014
Wisconsin Total $14,578,892

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