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 Milton Housing Authority $249,700 on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant program to fund capital needs for safety and security emergencies in public housing.

The award addresses one-time safety and security improvements—including crime and drug-related activity prevention measures—that could not be absorbed within Milton Housing Authority's annual capital fund allocation. The funding targets emergency safety and security items identified within the same federal fiscal year in which the grant was requested. The award is performance-based through August 2, 2028. Work is performed in Milton, Florida.

The Public Housing Capital Fund allocates formula-based grants annually to public housing agencies nationwide for capital and management activities, including modernization and development. HUD sets aside a portion of emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster funds specifically for safety and security grants to eligible PHAs. The maximum grant award is $250,000. Awards are distributed through lottery due to high demand, with funding allocation determined by factors including proposed cost estimate, unit count, and the safety and security emergency description. PHAs are limited to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year and cannot receive duplicate funding for the same developments.

Milton Housing Authority, a local government entity and public housing authority, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient with no federal contracting activity. The authority maintains accurate public housing inventory data in HUD's Information Management System/Public Housing Information Center system to support formula calculation and certification.

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.