WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding communities $3.16 billion in funding to make investments in the housing stock. The grants will go to nearly 2,770 public housing authorities in all 50 states.
“As I have traveled the country, I’ve heard time and again from families and seniors in public housing that a decent home in a safe community shouldn’t be too much to ask for,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “With this investment today, we are committing to work with our public housing authority partners to guarantee homes in public housing are worthy of the families and individuals who live there.”
The grants are provided through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Capital Fund Program. According to the HUD the program, "offers annual funding to all public housing authorities to build, renovate, and/or modernize the public housing in their communities."
Housing authorities can use the funding to complete large-scale improvements to housing such as replacing roofs, or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and installing water conservation measures, according to the HUD's website.
The HUD says it has invested billions of dollars for more than 80 years to develop and maintain public housing.
News 8 broke down how much money is coming to Quad Cities region housing authorities. In total more than $10 million dollars will come to the area.
IOWA
- Davenport Housing Commission - $115,288
- Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority - $344,461
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Burlington - $483,878
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Clinton - $169,608
- Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency - $360,197
- Total: $1,473,432
ILLINOIS
- Bureau County Housing Authority - $737,336
- Carroll County Housing Authority - $214,763
- Housing Authority of the City of Rock Island - $827,358
- Housing Authority of the county of JoDaviess - $244,301
- Lee County Housing Authority - $564,938
- Mercer County Housing Authority - $133,274
- Moline Housing Authority - $1,266,957
- The Housing Authority of Henry County - $1,308,089
- Warren County Housing Authority - $869,247
- Whiteside County Housing Authority - $959,420
- Knox County Housing Authority - $1,514,974
- Total: $8,640,657
You can see a complete list of all grants announced by the HUD by clicking here.
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