U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $43,246,753 in federal funding to support affordable housing development across Virginia. The funding, which will go to 26 municipalities across the Commonwealth, has been awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund.
“Families all across the Commonwealth should have access to safe and affordable housing,” the Senators said. “We are pleased that these federal dollars will help support the health and safety of Virginia communities.”
President Trump’s FY 2019 budget eliminates funding for the Public Housing Capital Fund. The Capital Fund provides critical federal dollars to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in Virginia for the development, financing, and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements. In March, Sens. Warner and Kaine voted in favor of the omnibus bill that provides more than $2.75 billion in funding to the Capital Fund program.
The selected Virginia housing authorities and funding amounts are listed below:
| Virginia Housing Authority Recipient | City | Amount |
| Portsmouth Redev. & Housing Authority | PORTSMOUTH | $2,184,978.00 |
| Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority | BRISTOL | $803,731.00 |
| Newport News Redev. & Housing Authority | NEWPORT NEWS | $4,021,967.00 |
| Alexandria Redev. & Housing Authority | ALEXANDRIA | $1,957,491.00 |
| Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority | HOPEWELL | $800,481.00 |
| Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority | NORFOLK | $8,576,413.00 |
| Richmond Redev. & Housing Authority | RICHMOND | $10,911,250.00 |
| Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority | DANVILLE | $1,056,943.00 |
| Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority | ROANOKE | $3,265,133.00 |
| Chesapeake Redev. & Housing Authority | CHESAPEAKE | $1,037,894.00 |
| Lynchburg Redev. & Housing Authority | LYNCHBURG | $820,492.00 |
| Norton Redevelopment & Housing Authority | NORTON | $460,027.00 |
| Charlottesville Redev. & Housing Authority | CHARLOTTESVILLE | $832,974.00 |
| Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority | HAMPTON | $1,306,266.00 |
| Franklin Redev. & Housing Authority | FRANKLIN | $147,828.00 |
| Petersburg Redev. & Housing Authority | PETERSBURG | $1,025,085.00 |
| Wytheville Redev. & Housing Authority | WYTHEVILLE | $462,256.00 |
| Waynesboro Redev. & Housing Authority | WAYNESBORO | $390,498.00 |
| Wise County Redev. & Housing Authority | COEBURN | $409,332.00 |
| Suffolk Redev. & Housing Authority | SUFFOLK | $1,024,358.00 |
| Williamsburg Redev. & Housing Authority | WILLIAMSBURG | $258,697.00 |
| Cumberland Plateau Reg. Housing Authority | LEBANANON | $548,009.00 |
| Marion Redevelopment & Housing Authority | MARION | $536,689.00 |
| Scott County Redev. & Housing Authority | DUFFIELD | $210,200.00 |
| Abingdon Redev. & Housing Authority | ABINGDON | $63,093.00 |
| Lee County Redev. & Housing Authority | JONESVILLE | $134,668.00 |
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