Reed: RI Getting $15.1 Million for Affordable Housing

Reed: RI Getting $15.1 Million for Affordable Housing

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, yesterday announced the Ocean State was getting $15.1 million for affordable housing projects in 25 towns and cities.

“This federal funding is a smart investment in Rhode Island that will help revitalize aging housing units throughout the state and put more contractors, plumbers, and electricians to work making needed repairs,”  said Reed, who is a senior member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. “I am pleased to have helped secure this funding to promote economic development and rehab affordable housing units for low-income families and seniors across the state.”

The following is a community by community breakdown of where the money is going:

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Bristol: $234,803

Burrillville: $112,294

Central Falls: $406,590

Coventry: $247,814

Cranston: $809,617

Cumberland: $193,482

East Greenwich: $43,313

East Providence: $574,904

Jamestown: $38,323

Johnston: $215,971

Lincoln: $311,689

Narragansett: $18,617

Newport: $2,120,781

North Providence: $157,561

Pawtucket: $1,712,303

Portsmouth: $47,681

Providence: $4,137,062

Smithfield: $64,356

South Kingston: $135,484

Tiverton: $57,002

Warren: $180,442

Warwick: $579,488

West Warwick: $279,248

Westerly: $153,928

Woonsocket: $2,316,943