More than $600,000 in Housing and Urban Development Grants Awarded to Lakes Area Housing Authorities

Feb 24, 2021 | 12:17 PM

WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) – Several area housing authorities have earned grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to put toward capital investments in their housing units.

HUD is awarding more than $2.7 billion in Capital Fund Program grants across the U.S. and its territories; nearly $39 million in grants are earmarked for Minnesota communities.

Public housing authorities can put the funds toward building, renovating or modernizing public housing, including energy efficiency and water conservation measures.

Here are the local grant recipients:

BECKER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY $ 55,662
HRA OF DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA $ 197,909
HRA OF HENNING, MINNESOTA $ 33,827
HRA of PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA $ 110,639
HRA OF PEQUOT LAKES, MINNESOTA $ 35,462
HRA of PERHAM, MINNESOTA $ 58,034
HRA of WADENA, MINNESOTA $ 97,889
NW MN MULTI-COUNTY HRA $ 203,505
OTTER TAIL COUNTY HRA $ 34,495

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