WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that twenty-five Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of $12.6 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund Program.  The money will be used by cities and towns to develop, finance, and modernize public housing in their communities.

“This federal funding will help Rhode Island housing authorities complete much-needed maintenance to their aging public housing developments,” said Reed, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. “It is important that all Rhode Islanders have access to safe, secure and decent housing, and as we work together to reduce poverty and homelessness in Rhode Island and across the nation, these federal funds help ensure that cities and towns can preserve affordable housing while building stronger communities.”

The Public Housing Capital Fund Program provides local housing authorities with funding for capital and management activities, including the modernization and development of public housing. Local agencies can use the funding for a broad array of improvements from deferred maintenance needs and the replacement of obsolete utility systems and dwelling equipment to capital expenditures to improve the security and safety of residents.

Earlier this year, Reed, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, helped advance the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which included $1.9 billion for HUD’s Public Housing Capital Fund Program, $98 million more than the FY 2013 level.

Public housing is essential for many Americans, serving millions of low-income residents and families, individuals with disabilities, and senior citizens while stabilizing neighborhoods throughout Rhode Island and across the United States. There are approximately 150 Section 8 and other subsidized housing developments in Rhode Island. 

Public Housing Agencies in the following cities and towns will receive funding:

Bristol Housing Authority, $189,253

Burrillville Housing Authority, $93,601

Central Falls Housing Authority, $352,514

Coventry Housing Authority, $180,448

Cranston Housing Authority, $635,537

Cumberland Housing Authority, $148,689

East Greenwich Housing Authority, $36,511

East Providence Housing Authority, $492,484

Housing Authority Of The City Of Pawtucket, $1,383,974

Housing Authority Providence, $3,692,398

Jamestown Housing Authority, $29,451

Johnston Housing Authority, $152,981

Lincoln Housing Authority, $254,861

Narragansett Housing Authority, $15,258

North Providence Housing Authority, $118,425

Portsmouth Housing Authority, $37,877

Smithfield Housing Authority, $57,272

South Kingstown Housing Authority, $102,040

The Housing Authority Of The City Of Newport, $1,765,898

Tiverton Housing Authority, $44,870

Warren Housing Authority, $140,414

Warwick Housing Authority, $528,772

West Warwick Housing Authority, $238,611

Westerly Housing Authority, $133,200

Woonsocket Housing Authority, $1,783,132

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