Williams announces grant for Gatesville Housing Authority

Congressman Roger Williams

(R-TX-25) announced

a $27,873 grant awarded to

the Housing Authority of

Gatesville by the United

States Department of Housing

and Urban Development

(HUD). The funding, made

available by the Coronavirus

Aid, Relief, and Economic

Security (CARES) Act, will

be awarded to Public Housing

Authorities (PHA’s) nationwide

through the Public

Housing Operating Fund

and can be used to prepare,

prevent or respond to a coronavirus

outbreak.

“We must do all we can to

prepare and prevent our communities

from experiencing

Williams announces

grant for Gatesville

Housing Authority

another health pandemic,

and this funding will ensure

Americans living in public

housing stay safe now and in

the future,” said Congressman

Williams. “While Texas

Housing Authorities have already

received much-needed

aid under the CARES Act,

I’m proud to secure even

greater funding that will give

them the ability to protect

residents to meet the needs

of their communities.”

The Coronavirus Aid,

Relief, and Economic Security

Act, supported by Williams

and signed into law by

President Trump, allocated

$1.25 billion for Tenant-

Based Rental Assistance.