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

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