HUD has set aside a portion of the emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster set-aside for the purpose of providing assistance to public housing agencies (phas) to fund capital…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $250,000 to the Prichard Housing Authority on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to fund emergency capital needs for safety and security improvements at public housing developments in Prichard, Alabama.

The award addresses emergency safety and security deficiencies that occurred within the same federal fiscal year, including measures to mitigate crime and drug-related activity. This is one-time funding for safety and security items that could not be absorbed within the agency's annual capital allocation. The Prichard Housing Authority was selected through a lottery process from among approximately 2,770 eligible public housing agencies nationwide; HUD currently limits each PHA to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year, with a maximum award of $250,000.

The period of performance runs from the award date through September 17, 2027. Work is performed at the Prichard, Alabama location. The Public Housing Capital Fund is a formula grant program that provides annual capital and management funding to public housing agencies for modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements serving low-income residents. This emergency safety and security allocation supplements the agency's standard capital formula grants.

Activities

Safety and security grant funding can only be used to cover eligible capital fund expenses that address threats to resident safety and security caused by a safety and security emergency. Developments that have already been funded previously with a safety and security grant are not eligible for additional funding. Safety and security grant funds may be used to install, repair, or replace capital needs items. (note: safety and security-eligible items must meet uniform physical condition standards (upcs) and local code requirements for egress where necessary.) typical activities to be performed are security systems/cameras/digital video recorders, fencing, lighting systems, emergency alarm systems, window bars, deadbolt locks, doors, carbon monoxide detectors, and heat/smoke alarm/detectors. Typical ineligible activities are patrol cars, salaries including security staff, security patrol or local law enforcement contracts for additional security patrols, administrative costs, and operations costs.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcomes for public housing emergency/disaster safety & security capital funds are the expedited completion of the specific approved emergency/disaster safety & security project within one year. The measurable outcome of this grant is that HUD will be able to track the amount of dollars spent on emergency/disaster safety & security eligible activities based on the approved grant application.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries for public housing emergency/disaster safety & security capital funds are low-income public housing residents.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.