HUD Awards $50 Million to Aid Seniors & Family Who Live in Public Housing

Funding by HUD allows seniors and the disabled to maintain independence. It also gives families access to education and training. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $50 million in grants to assist senior citizens, disabled individuals and families living in public housing across the U.S and Puerto Rico. HUD is awarding nearly $34 million to offer public housing residents greater access to education and employment and another $16 million to help elderly and disabled public housing residents to live independently.

“This funding helps a wide range of people who live in public housing,” said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. “It gives families the resources they need to get the education or training they need to find jobs. It also helps our most vulnerable - seniors and the disabled - with supportive services that allow them live on their own.”

The funding is provided by HUD’s Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Program. ROSS grants are awarded to public housing authorities (PHAs), resident organizations or non-profit organizations acting on behalf of residents to encourage self-sufficiency among public housing residents. HUD awarded $33,395,701 to 105 grantees in ROSS Family and Homeownership grants, which links residents with supportive services, including education, job and computer training and homeownership counseling that put families on the track to self-sufficiency. Another 60 grantees received $16,651,799 in ROSS Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, which links senior and disabled residents with resources that permit them to live independently longer, such as health and wellness programs, meal services and transportation to medical services.

The grants will be distributed to states in this way:

Alabama	$2,050,000.00	Â	Missouri	$718,699.00
Alaska	$991,185.00	Â	Montana	$302,139.00
Arizona	$1,268,445.00	Â	North Carolina	$2,382,744.00
California	$4,073,126.00	Â	North Dakota	$599,963.00
Colorado	$599,444.00	Â	Nebraska	$396,771.00
Connecticut	$598,223.00	Â	New Jersey	$1,588,659.00
District of Columbia	$450,000.00	Â	New York	$3,091,384.00
Florida	$1,894,925.00	Â	Ohio	$1,536,038.00
Georgia	$2,400,000.00	Â	Oklahoma	$350,000.00
Hawaii	$375,000.00	Â	Oregon	$250,000.00
Idaho	$250,000.00	Â	Pennsylvania	$2,171,886.00
Illinois	$1,727,253.00	Â	Puerto Rico	$250,000.00
Indiana	$850,000.00	Â	Rhode Island	$560,260.00
Iowa	$204,000.00	Â	South Carolina	$750,000.00
Kansas	$250,000.00	Â	South Dakota	$250,000.00
Kentucky	$3,500,000.00	Â	Tennessee	$1,669,804.00
Louisiana	$250,000.00	Â	Texas	$1,748,042.00
Maine	$1,108,306.00	Â	Virginia	$1,575,000.00
Maryland	$1,706,429.00	Â	Washington	$1,849,915.00
Massachusetts	$1,200,000.00	Â	West Virginia	$250,000.00
Michigan	$249,000.00	Â	Wisconsin	$1,160,860.00
Mississippi	$600,000.00	Â	Â

Source: www.hud.gov