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Cartwright Announces Over $17 Million in HUD Funds for NEPA Housing Agencies

Washington, May 6, 2024
"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."

Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that more than $17 million is coming back to the region to help build, renovate and modernize public housing across Northeast Pennsylvania.

These grants, provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Capital Fund Program, offer annual funding to all public housing authorities across the country. Housing authorities can use these funds to complete large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and installing water conservation measures.

“The work our local governments do to support affordable housing is invaluable, and this support from the federal level will help that work continue,” said Rep. Cartwright, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. “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.”

The following housing authorities will receive funding through HUD’s Capital Fund Program:

     ·   Luzerne County Housing Authority: $3.93 million

     ·   Lackawanna County Housing Authority: $3.1 million

     ·   Monroe County Housing Authority: $894,564

     ·   Scranton Housing Authority: $3.97 million

     ·   Pittston Housing Authority: $1.03 million

     ·   Carbondale Housing Authority: $1.03 million

     ·   Hazleton Housing Authority: $768,190

     ·   Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority: $2.45 million

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established through the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. HUD’s purpose is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The funds awarded to the housing authority agencies through HUD gives them the ability to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers, meet the need for quality affordable rental homes, utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life, and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination.