These Choice Neighborhoods awards exemplify the transformative power of place-based neighborhood revitalization. Of this $325 million federal investment, every $1 in HUD funds will generate $8.65 in additional resources. Collectively, the 7 new awardees will invest more than $2.65 billion in their respective neighborhoods, develop over 6,500 new mixed-income units, and one-for-one replace 2,677 severely distressed public housing units. Two projects I'll highlight:
The Syracuse Housing Authority's $50 million award will support 1,404 new mixed-income housing units in the East Adams neighborhood, a historically Black community whose residents were displaced in 1959 when several blocks were razed for the construction of Interstate 81. As part of this project, the elevated portions of I-81 will be torn down thanks to a $180 million Reconnecting Communities Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation via the #infrastructure law.
The Houston Housing Authority's $50 million award will redevelop the Cuney Homes public housing property and the surrounding historically Black Third Ward neighborhood, a community that George Floyd once called home. The Third Ward was home to many residents emancipated from slavery in the years after Houston’s 1837 founding. When completed, the redevelopment will feature 1,115 mixed-income, transit-oriented units and offer increased access to mental health care, local education resources, and workforce programs.
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Three of CLPHA’s members—Houston Housing Authority, Miami-Dade Public Housing & Community Development Department, and Syracuse Housing Authority—were awarded HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants for the first time. Two of CLPHA’s members—Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority—each received an additional $2.5 million in funding for current CNI projects in this latest round of CNI awards. HUD has announced a total of $325 million in CNI grants to fifteen communities.
Congratulations to our members on these prestigious awards! Learn more about their transformative projects here: https://lnkd.in/eDhkWrdi
