Prescott & Hope Housing Authorities grant recipients

By Dale Gathright, Jr., 02/21/23 8:28 AM

WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $3.16 billion in funding to nearly 2,770 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to make capital investments to their public housing stock. Grants are awarded to communities large and small, urban and rural. This funding is for dedicated housing to public housing residents to make sure they have adequate housing that is secure.

The grants announced are provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which 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 such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and installing water conservation measures.

Local grants include:

Hope Housing Authority $ 532,333

Housing Authority of the City of Prescott $ 271,671