US Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded public housing authorities in Vermont $1.9 million in funding that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.
See below for a complete list of housing authorities in Vermont that will receive this funding.
Today’s grants are provided through HUD’sCapital 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 aRental 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 releasedCapital 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 needsare 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.
VERMONT FUNDING
Housing Authority Funding Amount
Burlington Housing Authority
$388,119.00
Brattleboro Housing Authority
$319,873.00
Rutland Housing Authority
$194,551.00
Springfield Housing Authority
$152,146.00
Barre Housing Authority
$348,839.00
Winooski Housing Authority
$247,551.00
Montpelier Housing Authority
$58,107.00
Bennington Housing Authority
$238,894.00
VT Total: $1,948,080
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
Source:HUD 2.10.12
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