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NEPA housing authorities to benefit from more than $17 million in federal funding

Scranton Times-Tribune

Scranton, PA, May 6, 2024

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 County Housing Authority, $3.1 million; Luzerne County Housing Authority, $3.93 million; Monroe County Housing Authority, $894,564; Pittston Housing Authority, $1.03 million; Scranton Housing Authority, $3.97 million; and the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority, $2.45 million.

“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 said in a press release. “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.”

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