Formula Grant GA01E10050125

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $250,000 to the Valdosta Housing Authority on September 18, 2025, through the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). This formula grant represents emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster set-aside funding designated specifically for safety and security capital improvements at the Valdosta Housing Authority's properties in Georgia. The funding supports one-time assistance for urgent safety and security infrastructure items that address crime prevention, drug-related activity mitigation, and other emergency safety needs that could not be absorbed within the authority's standard annual capital fund allocation.

The grant carries a completion deadline of September 17, 2027, and is contingent upon the safety and security emergency occurring within the same federal fiscal year the funding was requested. Awards under this program are distributed through a lottery mechanism due to high demand and limited funding availability, with a current maximum award cap of $250,000 per Public Housing Agency per federal fiscal year. The Valdosta Housing Authority, which manages public housing units across the Valdosta region serving low-income residents, elderly individuals, and persons with disabilities, is restricted to one safety and security grant application per fiscal year and cannot use these funds for developments that previously received safety and security funding under this program.