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HUD Archives: News Releases
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HUD
No. 02-153
(202) 708-0685
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For
Release
Monday
December 30, 2002 |
HUD AWARDS OVER $30 MILLION TO HELP THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME
WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced
today $30.3 million in service coordinator grants to provide more than 25,000
low-income elderly and residents with disabilities in federally supported housing
with assistance to identify and receive health care, meals and other critical
support services.
"HUD is helping older Americans and those with disabilities get the housing
they need and the services that will enable them to remain in their homes, connected
to their communities and friends," said Secretary Martinez.
The grants are directed to owners of private housing developments in 40 states
that receive money from HUD to house low-income individuals. The owners or their
management companies then either hire or contract service coordinators with
backgrounds in providing social services, especially to the frail elderly and
people with disabilities, to assist their residents with special needs.
HUD notes that as the U.S. population ages and the number of older Americans
grows, there will be an increased need for programs to help the elderly continue
living independently in their homes.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 35 million people age 65 years
or older in the U.S. in 2000, and it estimates that by 2050 that number will
climb to 80 million.
Each year, HUD provides rental assistance to approximately 1.5 million elderly
low-income households so that they may live in decent, safe and affordable homes.
The grants are:
| State
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Funded |
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State
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Funded |
| Alabama |
$360,797 |
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Montana
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$163,288 |
| Arkansas |
$397,754 |
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North
Carolina |
$805,348 |
| Arizona
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$514,271 |
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Nebraska
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$109,762 |
| California
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$4,577,262 |
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New
Hampshire |
$299,594 |
| Colorado
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$128,845 |
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New
Jersey |
$1,000,557 |
| Connecticut
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$1,560,957 |
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Nevada |
$219,521 |
| Delaware
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$284,444 |
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New
York |
$1,340,686 |
| Florida
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$1,720,983 |
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Ohio |
$1,731,172 |
| Georgia
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$2,732,518 |
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Oregon
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$126,316 |
| Iowa
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$188,767 |
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Pennsylvania |
$589,773 |
| Idaho
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$79,810 |
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South
Carolina |
$415,290 |
| Illinois
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$1,332,055 |
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Tennessee |
$498,645 |
| Indiana
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$107,571 |
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Texas |
$714,343 |
| Kansas |
$591,649 |
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Utah
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$157,795 |
| Kentucky
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$543,500 |
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Virginia
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$952,882 |
| Louisiana
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$371,400 |
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Vermont
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$174,348 |
| Massachusetts |
$381,976 |
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Washington
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$515,335 |
| Maryland
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$102,794 |
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Wisconsin
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$1,152,674 |
| Michigan
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$1,728,082 |
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West
Virginia |
$509,289 |
| Missouri
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$1,072,440 |
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| Mississippi
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$119,814 |
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TOTAL: |
$30,374,307 |
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly
among minorities, creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans,
supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living
with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as
well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD
and its programs is available on the Internet.
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