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 $135,800 to the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address emergency safety and security capital needs in public housing developments serving low-income residents in New Haven, Connecticut.

This award is designated from HUD's Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster set-aside for safety and security emergencies, including measures to address crime and drug-related activity. The grant provides one-time assistance for safety and security items that could not be absorbed within the Authority's annual Capital Fund grant. The maximum award amount under this program is $250,000; individual awards are determined based on proposed cost estimates, number of units identified in the proposal, and the description of the identified safety and security emergency. Awards are made through lottery due to high demand until the emergency and disaster safety and security set-aside is exhausted.

The period of performance runs from the award date through August 2, 2028. Place of performance is New Haven, Connecticut. The Public Housing Capital Fund supports capital and management activities for modernization and development of public housing, and permits PHAs to use capital funds for financing activities, including debt service payments, in standard and mixed-finance developments. There is no competitive application process; PHAs receive allocations through an annual formula based largely on the characteristics of their public housing inventory.

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.