The public housing capital fund program (CFP) was created by an amendment to the 1937 act by the quality housing and work responsibility act (QHWRA) in 1998 (adding section 9(D) to the 1937 act…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $901,536 to the Housing Authority of the City of Jasper Alabama on April 1, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant program.

The grant funds capital and management activities including public housing modernization, development, and emergency repairs. Eligible uses include construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, physical renovations, energy efficiency upgrades, and financing activities such as debt service in standard and mixed-finance public housing developments. The recipient must align expenditures with an approved five-year action plan or obtain HUD approval for emergency or disaster-related work meeting the criteria in 24 CFR 905.200.

The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper Alabama, a local government entity serving Jasper, Alabama, is the direct recipient. The authority operates as a subsidiary of the Walker County Commission with administrative oversight at 1005 AL-69, Jasper, Alabama.

The award obligated $901,536 with a period of performance from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. Place of performance is Jasper, Alabama. This is a formula grant; no application is required, and HUD calculates allocation annually based on characteristics of the public housing inventory maintained in the Information Management System/Public Housing Information Center system. The recipient must comply with 2 CFR 200, including maintaining budgets and cumulative cost records for HUD and independent auditor review, and the grant is subject to audit conjunction with regular PHA operations audits.

Activities

The phas receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of housing and urban development (HUD) to administer the public housing fund. Public housing capital funds may only be used for activities that are described as eligible activities in 24 CFR 905.200 and are either specified in an approved 5-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work or work needed because of a non-presidentially declared natural disaster. Public housing development, modernization, and financing are the major activities to be performed. Development is activities and related costs that add to (or significantly reconfigure) public housing units in a PHA's inventory, including construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, with or without rehabilitation, and any-and-all undertakings necessary for planning, design, financing, land acquisition, demolition, construction, or equipment of public housing units, and related buildings, facilities, and/or appurtenances (i.e., non-dwelling facilities/spaces). Development also includes any mixed-finance modernization, all relevant modernization uses (other than management improvements), financing uses, and development of non-dwelling space where such space is needed to administer, and is of direct benefit to a public housing project (i.e. housing developed, acquired, or assisted by a PHA under the 1937 act, and the improvement of any such housing), including the residents. Financing debt and financing costs (e.g., origination fees, interest) incurred by a PHA for development or modernization of public housing projects, including mixed-finance development, the capital fund financing program (CFFP), and any other use authorized under section 30 of the 1937 act. Modernization includes all eligible activities except for development and financing. Physical work is a major activity and is work that is done on the physical structures, site, and grounds of a public housing property or structure. Major physical activities include demolition, reconfiguration, emergency activities, energy efficiency, non-routine maintenance, planned code compliance, and vacancy reduction. The measurable outcome of this grant is that HUD will be able to track the amount of dollars spent on improvements to the structures, units, common areas, utilities, and other eligible activities.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcomes for public housing capital funds of approximately $3.2 billion will be put into the development, modernization, and financing of nearly 1 million public housing units across all 50 states and territories. The public housing units are updated to be decent, safe, sanitary and to comply with federal housing standards. Phas can also use a portion of the capital funding for management improvements or operating activities including safety and security costs.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries for public housing capital funds are the low-income public housing residents.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.