$10M funding boost for public housing across Maine
Fifteen public housing authorities in Maine will share $10.7 million in federal funding to develop and upgrade affordable residential housing properties across the state.
Funding comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant program.
“The dedicated staff at housing authorities throughout Maine work hard to connect seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income individuals and families to programs that help them improve their quality of life,” said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee.
“With this funding, housing authorities across the state will continue the important work within their local communities to ensure that the needs of their residents are met,” she noted.
The funding is being allocated as follows:
- Portland Housing Authority, $3,413,858
- Bangor Housing Authority, $2,052,361
- Lewiston Housing Authority, $1,298,068
- Waterville Housing Authority, $745,293
- Presque Isle Housing Authority, $688,006
- Auburn Housing Authority, $478,784
- Brewer Housing Authority, $452,242
- Bar Harbor Housing Authority, $383,748
- Van Buren Housing Authority, $332,926
- Fort Fairfield Housing Authority, $266,251
- Old Town Housing Authority, $252,695
- Ellsworth Housing Authority, $156,688
- Southwest Harbor Housing Authority, $139,133
- Tremont Housing Authority, $60,782
- Mount Desert Housing Authority, $52,054
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