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 $204,000 to Palatka Housing Authority on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies in public housing.

The award funds one-time assistance for safety and security items that address emergency needs within Palatka Housing Authority's inventory and could not be absorbed within the agency's annual capital fund grant. HUD established this funding stream specifically to support Public Housing Agencies nationwide serving approximately one million units across all 50 states and territories in responding to crime and drug-related activity emergencies and other safety hazards. Awards are distributed through lottery due to high demand, with a maximum grant ceiling of $250,000. Each PHA may receive only one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year, and the safety or security emergency must occur within the same federal fiscal year in which funding is requested.

Performance runs through August 2, 2028, with place of performance in Palatka, Florida. The award is classified as a formula grant under the Public Housing Capital Fund program, which provides capital and management funding annually to PHAs for modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements serving low-income residents. Palatka Housing Authority operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient with no contracting or subcontracting activity; HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office represents 100 percent of the authority's customer concentration.

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.