WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nineteen housing authorities across the state have been granted a combined $2,458,784 to help them prevent, prepare, and respond to COVID-19 in public housing, according to a news release. 

“This funding was allocated through the supplemental appropriations bill as part of the Phase 3 coronavirus emergency response package,” the release read.

The funding was awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Operating Fund and will be distributed as follows:

Van Buren Housing Authority received $100,437

Fort Fairfield Housing Authority received $46,480

Portland Housing Authority received $737,368

Presque Isle Housing Authority received $116,767

Lewiston Housing Authority received $219,538

Brunswick Housing Authority received $97,118

Auburn Housing Authority received $96,119

Waterville Housing Authority received $131,226

Bangor Housing Authority received $437,364

Sanford Housing Authority received $79,302

Old Town Housing Authority received $40,733

Bath Housing Authority received $26,847

South Portland Housing Authority received $109,169

Brewer Housing Authority received $121,346

Southwest Harbor Housing Authority received $19,916

Bar Harbor Housing Authority received $44,537

Mount Desert Housing Authority received $7,332

Tremont Housing Authority received $10,641

Ellsworth Housing Authority received $16,544