Public Housing Authorities in Colorado Will Receive Relief From CARES Act

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DENVER (CBS4) - Public housing authorities in Colorado will receive a combined $4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant from the CARES Act was announced Wednesday by Senator Cory Gardner.

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The money is meant to support the prevention, preparation, and response to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on public housing in Colorado.

The breakdown is as follows:

Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver – $874,330
Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo – $174,462
Trinidad Housing Authority – $8,050
Housing Authority of the City of Lamar – $12,932
Boulder Housing Partners – $185,310
Housing Authority of the City of Brighton – $32,470
Las Animas Housing Authority – $14,990
Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs – $283,402
La Junta Housing Authority – $11,128
Loveland Housing Authority – $93,710
Housing Authority of the City of Greeley – $59,104
Littleton Housing Authority – $59,256
Delta Housing Authority – $44,398
Fort Collins Housing Authority – $166,768
Center Housing Authority – $2,534
Rocky Ford Housing Authority – $5,298
Englewood Housing Authority – $47,956
Lakewood Housing Authority – $156,870
Arvada Housing Authority – $71,622
Grand Junction Housing Authority – $184,058
Aurora Housing Authority – $228,140
Sheridan Housing Authority – $22,644
Adams County Housing Authority – $206,080
Boulder County Housing Authority – $130,274
Longmont Housing Authority – $69,042
Housing Authority of the City of Fountain – $26,472
Jefferson County Housing Authority – $206,520
Housing Authority of the County of Montezuma – $33,398
Montrose County Housing Authority – $36,832
Housing Authority of Weld County – $51,980
Garfield County Housing Authority – $85,152
Otero County Housing Authority – $5,610
Larimer County Housing Authority – $15,034
Colorado Bluesky Enterprises, Inc. – $10,336
Colorado Division of Housing – $833,580

This funding is in addition to the $4.3 million from HUD earlier in the week, and the $34 million granted to the state earlier in April.

The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It provided more than $2 billion in federal aid for various programs around the country.

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