The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced a $173.9 million grant aimed at improving home energy efficiency. The funding will be sourced from the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP), an initiative designed to enhance recent technological advancements in utility efficiency, energy generation, comprehensive, and elements categories.
In a HUD news release, it was stated that the grant will assist 30 low-income, HUD-supported apartment complexes in becoming more energy efficient. This includes provisions for electrification, clean energy, low embodied carbon materials, and climate resilience enhancements. The grant's objective is to renovate over 3,070 units.
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge said, "Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are boosting energy efficiency and combating climate change in communities across the country." She continued by expressing her pride in the HUD team for securing hundreds of millions of dollars from the President’s Inflation Reduction Act through the GRRP. "Together," Fudge added, "we are directing these funds to the people we serve, and ensuring thousands of American families can live in more resilient, efficient, and affordable communities."
According to a media release on this matter, these grants will enhance tenants' quality of life by promoting improved air quality and mitigating climate pollution through enhanced energy efficiency. Nineteen apartment complexes are set to benefit from this initiative. Sixteen of these properties have been identified as residing in areas susceptible to climate change hazards. HUD will determine who the contractor for the energy-efficient rehabilitated multifamily units will be. The apartments involved are located across several states including Arkansas, Kentucky, California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
John Podesta - Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation - remarked on this development: "Far too many Americans struggle to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Today’s awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will boost the quality of life for thousands of moderate- and low-income American families by making their homes safer and more comfortable."
