The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $9 million to Hawaii as part of $1.7 billion to public housing authorities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The funding is from HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides money to be used to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize public housing.

Housing authorities awarded such grants use the funds for large-scale improvements including new roofing, or upgrades for energy efficiency.

Hawaii’s $9 million grant compares to a low of $806,929 for Wyoming and the highest grant of $307,029,645, for New York.