Formula Grant CA01P02350126

The Housing Authority of the County of Merced received a formula grant award of $1,605,436.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. This funding supports capital and management activities for public housing units serving low-income residents throughout Merced County, California. The Capital Fund allocation enables the Housing Authority to undertake modernization projects, infrastructure improvements, development activities that expand or reconfigure the public housing inventory, and management enhancements as detailed in the agency's approved 5-year action plan.

The specific products and services delivered through this award include facility modernization and capital improvements to existing public housing stock, potential development or acquisition of additional public housing units, financing activities such as debt service payments for mixed-finance developments, and management improvements that enhance operational efficiency and resident services. Eligible activities are limited to those specified in the Housing Authority's HUD-approved capital improvement plans or emergency work necessitated by natural disasters. As with all Capital Fund awards, the Housing Authority must maintain accurate public housing inventory data in HUD's Information Management System and comply with federal audit and administrative requirements under 2 CFR Part 200.