About $950,000 was awarded today to housing authorities in Southeast Arkansas to make major large-scale improvements to public housing assets, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced.
The grants in Southeast Arkansas were:
• Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff — $323,457
• Housing Authority of the City of Dumas — $130,422
• Housing Authority of the City of Gould — $19,631
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
• Housing Authority of the City of McGehee — $60,339
• Housing Authority of the City of Rison — $34,387
• Star City Housing Authority — $58,793
• Stuttgart Housing Authority — $121,393
• Warren Housing Authority — $198,618
Statewide, $16.8 million was awarded.
The grants are part of HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides funds annually for large-scale projects such as new roofs or to make energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems. The grants are awarded through a formula that considers number, type and age of units in a community. Eligible uses for this funding include development, financing and modernization of the public housing units as well as management improvements at the public housing authority.