New Haven Housing Authority awarded $3.9 million grant to find and fix hazards – New Haven Register

The health and wellbeing of our residents is always our top priority, said Karen DuBois-Walton, president of Elm City Communities. This award allows ECC/HANH to enact its vision where every resident has a safe, decent home and opportunities to fulfill their goals. We look forward to making intentional choices to invest in our community with equity and justice in mind.

The 2020 Housing-related Hazard Capital Fund NOFO makes $20 million available in new competitive grants for public housing authorities to identify and eliminate housing-related hazards in public housing, including mold, carbon monoxide, pest infestation, radon, fire hazards and other housing hazards.

With this grant, Elm City Communities will further ensure that all of our residents all have equal access to safe, decent, sanitary, housing, said Latweeta Smyers, senior vice president of operations at Elm City Communities.

Our housing needs to support the wellness and safety of our residents, not cause illness or injury, Smyers said. So much work has been put into our buildings over the past few years, but this investment will allow ECC and our community to better evaluate, inspect, and resolve hazardous living conditions.

Elm City Communities plans to begin remediation work in 2022. In the coming weeks, it will also issue requests for proposals to hire contractors that specialize in testing for, identifying and eliminating housing-related hazards

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