HUD Allocating More Than $119 Million To Oklahoma

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated on Saturday nearly 75% of its funding, or $10.1 billion, made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The funding was allocated among seven HUD programs, and Oklahoma's allocation for all programs was $119,410,877.

The Recovery Act includes $13.61 billion for projects and programs administered by HUD, 75% of which was allocated to recipients on Saturday - only one week after President Obama signed the Act into law.

The funding is primarily formula-based, meaning that it is allocated using set program criteria that do not require grantees to apply for the funds, allowing them to be allocated very quickly.

The remaining 25% of the funds, which will be competitively awarded later, will be used to build on the President's priorities to promote green jobs and mitigate the destabilizing effects of foreclosures on communities.

"I am pleased to announce that we are moving swiftly to get these much-needed funds out to states and cities to create jobs and help stimulate our economy," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "Recovery Act investments in HUD programs will be not just swift, but also effective: they will generate tens of thousands of jobs, help the families and communities hardest hit by the economic crisis, and modernize homes to make them energy efficient."

City of Tulsa's grants are as follows:

• Community Development Block Grant: $989,720
• Homeless Prevention: $1,513,504
• Public Housing Capital Fund-Tulsa Housing Authority: $5,344,459

Tulsa County's grants:

• CDBG: $341,131
• Homeless $521,635

The seven HUD programs, and amounts, follow:

Promoting Stable Communities and Helping Families Hardest Hit by the Economic Crisis

The following program investments will help communities and families that have experienced the brunt of the economic downturn. Resources will be used to stabilize and revive local neighborhoods and housing markets with heavy concentrations of foreclosed properties. Funds will also assist the vulnerable families and individuals who are on the brink of homelessness or have recently become homeless.

1) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) - $1 billion nationally
HUD is allocating nearly $1 billion to approximately 1,200 state and local governments nationwide through the Department's Community Development Block Grant program to target their own community development priorities. Most local governments use this investment to rehabilitate affordable housing and improve key public facilities - helping to stabilize communities and create jobs locally.

In Oklahoma, the State and nine cities and counties received a total of $8,037,137 in funding, listed below:

OK OK NONENTITLEMENT $4,333,265
OK EDMOND $108,599
OK ENID $154,660
OK LAWTON $230,751
OK MIDWEST CITY $129,497
OK NORMAN $229,233
OK OKLAHOMA CITY $1,413,385
OK SHAWNEE $106,896
OK TULSA $989,720
OK TULSA COUNTY $341,131

2) Emergency Shelter Grant Program/Homelessness Prevention - $1.5 billion nationally
HUD is allocating nearly $1.5 billion to state and local governments to help rapidly re-house homeless persons and families who enter shelters.

In Oklahoma, the State and three cities and counties will receive a total of $12,297,934, as listed below:

OK OK STATE PROGRAM $8,101,391
OK OKLAHOMA CITY $2,161,404
OK TULSA $1,513,504
OK TULSA COUNTY $521,635

Promoting Energy Efficiency and Creating Green Jobs

These program investments are powerful vehicles for economic recovery because they work quickly, are labor-intensive, create jobs where they are needed most, and lead to lasting neighborhood benefits. Many will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save Americans money by retrofitting housing to make it more energy efficient:

3) Public Housing Capital Fund Program - $3 billion nationally
HUD is allocating nearly $3 billion to 3,134 public housing agencies to develop, finance, and modernize public housing in their communities. Local PHAs will use this funding for energy-efficient modernization and to make large-scale improvements to public housing developments, including critical safety repairs. In addition to the funding allocated through this capital fund, HUD is working to competitively award another $1 billion to local housing agencies to support catalytic investments, particularly investments that leverage private sector financing to retrofit public housing and enhance energy conservation.

In Oklahoma, 103 housing authorities received a total of $25,124,917, as listed below:

OK OK002 Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City $6,221,685
OK OK003 Housing Authority of the City of Comanche $64,115
OK OK004 Housing Authority of the City of Idabel $359,742
OK OK005 Housing Authority of the City of Lawton $563,668
OK OK006 Housing Authority of the City of Broken Bow $256,618
OK OK007 Housing Authority of the City of Heavener $48,147
OK OK008 Housing Authority of the City of Anadarko $141,969
OK OK010 Housing Authority of the City of Drumright $264,052
OK OK011 Housing Authority of the Town of Prague $67,479
OK OK012 Housing Authority of the City of Picher $135,494
OK OK013 Housing Authority of the City of Stigler $61,354
OK OK015 Housing Authority of the City of Elk City $299,477
OK OK016 Housing Authority of the Town of Temple $49,786
OK OK017 Housing Authority of the City of Walters $54,694
OK OK018 Housing Authority of the City of Snyder $96,873
OK OK020 Housing Authority of the City of Coalgate $136,583
OK OK021 Housing Authority of the City of Grandfield $71,152
OK OK022 Housing Authority of the City of Oilton $31,164
OK OK023 Housing Authority of the City of Watonga $75,846
OK OK024 Housing Authority of the City of Ada $449,086
OK OK025 Housing Authority of the Town of Antlers $161,542
OK OK026 Housing Authority of the Town of Cache $61,399
OK OK027 Housing Authority of the City of Miami,oklaho $403,729
OK OK028 Housing Authority of the Town of Weleetka $41,071
OK OK029 Housing Authority of the City of Wilburton $60,048
OK OK030 Housing Authority of the City of Madill $68,440
OK OK031 Housing Authority of the City of Wetumka $97,781
OK OK032 Housing Authority of the City of Seminole $213,324
OK OK033 Housing Authority of the City of Bristow $258,338
OK OK034 Housing Authority of the Town of Apache $55,020
OK OK035 Housing Authority of the Town of Cement $61,900
OK OK036 Housing Authority of the Town of Cyril $33,831
OK OK037 Housing Authority of the Town of Sterling $36,751
OK OK039 Housing Authority of the Town of Mangum $98,147
OK OK040 Housing Authority of the City of Sayre $69,179
OK OK041 Housing Authority of the Town of Ringling $82,541
OK OK042 Housing Authority of the Town of Roosevelt $13,120
OK OK044 Housing Authority of the City of Hugo $413,240
OK OK046 Housing Authority of the Town of Hydro $29,362
OK OK048 Housing Authority of the City of Holdenville $132,063
OK OK050 Housing Authority of the City of Stroud $78,013
OK OK052 Housing Authority of the City of Boley $21,004
OK OK053 Housing Authority of the Town of Indiahoma $13,165
OK OK055 Housing Authority of the City of Guthrie $245,027
OK OK056 Housing Authority of the City of Newkirk $80,030
OK OK057 Housing Authority of the City of Geary $43,911
OK OK060 Housing Authority of the City of Pawnee $61,324
OK OK061 Housing Authority of the Town of Valliant $27,260
OK OK062 Housing Authority of the City of McAlester $581,783
OK OK063 Housing Authority of the City of Commerce $63,578
OK OK064 Housing Authority of the Town of Seiling $24,437
OK OK065 Housing Authority of the City of Wynnewood $47,651
OK OK066 Housing Authority of the Town of Tishomingo $64,029
OK OK067 Housing Authority of the City of Stilwell $146,124
OK OK068 Housing Authority of the City of Haileyville $36,194
OK OK069 Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton $52,602
OK OK070 Housing Authority of the Town of Terral $20,455
OK OK071 Housing Authority of the Town of Tuttle $31,727
OK OK072 Housing Authority of the City of Hartshorne $70,952
OK OK073 Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa $5,344,459
OK OK075 Housing Authority of the City of Beggs $88,526
OK OK076 Housing Authority of the City of Kingston $35,637
OK OK078 Housing Authority of the City of Krebs $67,730
OK OK079 Housing Authority of the City of Waurika $171,307
OK OK083 Housing Authority of the City of Maud $78,624
OK OK084 Housing Authority of the City of Minco $65,560
OK OK085 Housing Authority of the Town of Ryan $105,359
OK OK086 Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford $102,584
OK OK087 Housing Authority of the Town of Wister $59,006
OK OK088 Housing Authority of the Town of Talihina $55,594
OK OK089 Housing Authority of the City of Hobart $136,347
OK OK092 Housing Authority of the Town of Granite $53,426
OK OK095 Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee $856,585
OK OK096 Housing Authority of the City of Wewoka $148,459
OK OK097 Housing Authority of the Town of Cheyenne $36,329
OK OK099 Housing Authority of the City of Muskogee $772,437
OK OK101 Housing Authority of the City of Boswell $32,731
OK OK103 Housing Authority of the City of Waynoka $47,554
OK OK105 Housing Authority of the City of Konawa $67,724
OK OK106 Housing Authority of the City of Langston $130,818
OK OK108 Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain Park $32,236
OK OK111 Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City $296,223
OK OK113 Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Cobb $36,174
OK OK116 Housing Authority of the Town of Tipton $37,057
OK OK118 Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Gibson $113,975
OK OK119 Housing Authority of the City of Afton $36,820
OK OK120 Housing Authority of the City of Yale $49,604
OK OK121 Housing Authority of the City of Keota $31,080
OK OK123 Housing Authority of Osage County $524,471
OK OK124 Housing Authority of the City of Atoka $225,115
OK OK131 Housing Authority of the Kiamichi Electric Coop $249,975
OK OK132 Housing Authority of the Town of Cushing $64,188
OK OK134 Housing Authority of the Caddo Electric Cooperativ $65,805
OK OK136 Housing Authority of the Cookson Hills Electric Co $59,534
OK OK137 Housing Authority of the Choctaw Electric Cooperat $162,349
OK OK139 Housing Authority of the City of Norman $300,924
OK OK142 Housing Authority of the City of Henryetta $97,862
OK OK146 Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater $244,320
OK OK147 Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf $46,489
OK OK148 Housing Authority of the City of Tecumseh $100,168
OK OK149 Housing Authority of the City of Pauls Valley $108,451
OK OK150 Housing Authority of the City of Del City $151,605
OK OK154 Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain View $84,620

4) Native American Housing Block Grant (IHBG) - $255 million nationally
Tribal entities will use this funding for energy efficient modernization of and renovation of housing maintained by Native American housing programs. In addition to the funding allocated through formula funding, HUD will competitively award another $242 million for Native American grants later this year. Also, pursuant to today's recovery formula funding, HUD is allocating $10.2 million for Native Hawaiian Housing.

In Oklahoma, 36 tribes received a total of $37,465,268 as follows:

OK Absentee-Shawnee-Shawnee $1,168,490
OK Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town-Wetumka $42,019
OK Apache Tribe-Anadarko $492,124
OK Caddo Tribe-Binger $188,317
OK Cherokee Nation-Tahlequah $11,878,385
OK Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes-Concho $1,019,412
OK Chickasaw-Ada $4,747,192
OK Choctaw Nation-Durant $4,634,756
OK Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe-Shawnee $950,116
OK Comanche Nation-Lawton $1,034,368
OK Delaware Nation of West Oklahoma-Anadarko $35,630
OK Fort Sill Apache Tribe-Apache $36,551
OK Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma-Perkins $42,893
OK Kaw Tribe-Kaw City $340,282
OK Kialegee Tribal Town-Wetumka $26,355
OK Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma-McLoud $187,346
OK Kiowa Tribe-Carnegie $562,351
OK Miami Tribe-Miami $26,626
OK Modoc Tribe-Miami $49,698
OK Muscogee (Creek) Nation-Okmulgee $5,673,691
OK Osage Tribe-Pawhuska $658,361
OK Otoe-Missouria Tribe-Red Rock $141,072
OK Ottawa Tribe-Miami $93,859
OK Pawnee Tribe-Pawnee $214,599
OK Peoria Tribe-Miami $614,545
OK Ponca Tribe-Ponca City $334,936
OK Quapaw Tribe-Quapaw $108,783
OK Sac and Fox Tribe-Stroud $706,943
OK Seminole Nation-Wewoka $695,531
OK Seneca-Cayuga-Grove $44,275
OK Shawnee-Miami $20,881
OK Thlopthlocco Tribal Town-Okemah $62,545
OK Tonkawa Tribe-Tonkawa $211,928
OK United Keetoowah-Tahlequah $20,881
OK Wichita Tribe-Anadarko $197,486
OK Wyandotte Nation-Wyandotte $202,041

5) Lead Hazard Reduction/Healthy Homes - $100 million nationally
Nearly $100 million will be invested in HUD's lead based paint and hazard reduction and remediation activities, including promoting local efforts to eliminate dangerous lead from lower income homes and stimulating private sector investment in lead hazard control.

Oklahoma did not receive any grants in this program.

Supporting Shovel-Ready Projects and Assisted Housing Improvements

These program investments will support a broad range of housing and community development projects that are ready to go. Many of these projects have been held up for lack of private investment due to fallout from the broader economic crisis and credit crunch:

6) Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) - $2.25 billion nationally
Funded under HUD's HOME Program, TCAP grants will help the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency in Oklahoma City to kick-start the production of stalled affordable rental housing projects that rely on Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. These agencies will distribute the funds competitively and give priority to housing projects that can begin construction immediately.
Oklahoma's allocation for TCAP is $25,124,917.

7) Project-Based Rental Assistance - $2 billion
HUD is allocating $2 billion to invest in full 12-month funding for Section 8 project-based housing contracts. This funding will enable owners to undertake much-needed project improvements to maintain the quality of this critical affordable housing.

Oklahoma's allocation for this program is $10,762,053 for 59 contracts.