Housing

"These funds will keep our neighborhoods strong and ensure vulnerable residents, including the elderly and those with disabilities, will have a safe place to call home."

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Monday said the work our local governments do to support affordable housing is invaluable, and this support from the federal level will help that work continue. Cartwright, D-Moosic, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that more than $17 million is coming back to the region to help build, renovate and modernize public housing…

Housing authorities can use the funds to complete large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and installing water conservation measures, Cartwright's office says.

Housing authorities in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe counties will together benefit from more than $17 million in federal funding for capital improvements. The recipients of the funding awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund Program include the Carbondale Housing Authority, $1.03 million; Hazleton Housing Authority, $768,190; Lackawanna…

U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, welcomed and addressed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at today’s House Appropriations Hearing on the proposed Justice Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. A transcript of…

Reestablishing direct passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City is just a few stops away, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced today. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has included the Lackawanna Cut-Off Route in its Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program. Acceptance into the program means the Pennsylvania Northeast…

Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania will receive $259,000 in federal funding to develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods, and create jobs. “At a time when working families are struggling, solving the affordable housing gaps for residents is one sound step…

All 15 of Cartwright’s Community Project Funding requests — supporting projects from a university research center and an emergency operations facility to police technology upgrades — were included in the final spending package.

Eighth Congressional District – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that NeighborWorks NEPA will receive $180,000 to support their work developing and preserving affordable housing, revitalizing and sustaining neighborhoods, and creating jobs. The grant is part of FY2022 funding from NeighborWorks America. “Every American deserves a comfortable, affordable…

“I am thrilled to build off last year’s success with this new round of $61 million in project funding that’s aimed at creating jobs, driving local economic growth and improving the quality of life for our communities,” Cartwright said.