Area public-housing authorities receive HUD funds for improvements

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded nearly $800 million in funding to 71 public-housing authorities around the state to make capital investments in public-housing properties. 

The funding is part of $3.2 billion in fiscal year 2022 Capital Fund Program awards to 2,813 public-housing authorities nationally.

“It is essential for public-housing authorities to preserve existing affordable housing, and this HUD funding will go a long way to assist with major improvements,” Alicka Ampry-Samuel, HUD regional administrator for New York and New Jersey, said in a press release. “HUD’s Capital Fund Program allocates funding annually for the development, financing, and modernization of public housing properties and management improvements to ensure their residents’ health, safety, and quality of life.”

Funding can be used for large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and water-conservation measures.

Area public-housing authorities that received funds include: Syracuse Housing Authority, $7.43 million; Utica Housing Authority, $2.82 million; Binghamton Housing Authority, $2.07 million; Watertown Housing Authority, $2.02 million; Elmira Housing Authority, $1.23 million; Cortland Housing Authority, almost $1.2 million; Ithaca Housing Authority, almost $1.04 million; Ogdensburg Housing Authority, just under $1 million; Rome Housing Authority, nearly $597,500; Herkimer Housing Authority, almost $308,000; Norwich Housing Authority, over $299,000; Oneonta Housing Authority, nearly $294,000; and Auburn Housing Authority, $163,000.