Maryland Delegation Announces More than $34.8 Million for Public Housing Agencies

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February 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – RealEstateRama – Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) to announce $34,824,846 in federal funding for Maryland public housing agencies.

The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FY 2023 Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant Awards. The awards were made available through the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which Congress approved in December 2022. Each award will be used to develop, finance and modernize public housing projects. Recipients include:

Housing Authority of Baltimore City, $21,576,007
Hagerstown Housing Authority, $2,947,344
Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis, $2,424,798
Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County, $1,325,307
Frederick Housing Authority, $1,168,922
Housing Authority of the City of Cumberland, $1,163,434
Housing Authority of Crisfield, $991,721
Housing Authority of Prince George’s County, $985,778
Wicomico County Housing Authority, $492,773
Housing Commission of Talbot, $347,448
Rockville Housing Enterprises, $286,090
Housing Authority of the City of Frostburg, $243,311
College Park Housing Authority, $239,549
Elkton Housing Authority, $208,073
Glenarden Housing Authority, $189,383
Harve de Grace Housing Authority, $178,437
Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, $56,471

“Providing access to high-quality, affordable housing is critical in every community in our state. Having the assurance of a place to call home gives Maryland workers and families the ability to seek greater opportunity and prosperity,” said the lawmakers. “We will continue working to deliver federal funds like these to make housing more affordable for all Marylanders.”

The Capital Fund provides annual formula-based grants to approximately 3,200 public housing agencies across the country for the development, financing and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements.