Federal Grant Award Summary

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) received a $250,000 formula grant award 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) on September 18, 2025. This award represents funding from HUD's Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Set-Aside component, which targets capital needs for safety and security emergencies within public housing. The grant will support one-time assistance for safety and security improvements that address emergency conditions unable to be absorbed within HACLA's standard annual capital funding allocation. Grant funds must be obligated by September 17, 2027, and are specifically designated to address crime prevention, drug-related activity mitigation, and other critical safety and security needs at HACLA's public housing developments.

This award was allocated through a lottery-based selection process rather than competitive application, reflecting the high demand for limited emergency safety and security funding available to the nation's approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies. HACLA's Strategic Initiatives Division will manage deployment of these funds in compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, with award eligibility contingent on the identified safety and security emergency occurring within the same federal fiscal year as the grant request and on the agency not having previously received such funding for the same development(s).