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 Manchester Housing Authority $250,000 on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address safety and security emergencies including crime and drug-related activity interventions at public housing developments in Manchester, Georgia. The award is a formula-based emergency allocation drawn from HUD's set-aside for Public Housing Agencies facing capital needs that cannot be absorbed within their annual Capital Fund grants. Manchester Housing Authority must complete funded work by September 17, 2027. The funding supports one-time safety and security items addressing emergencies that occurred within the same federal fiscal year in which the grant was requested. HUD limits each PHA to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year, with maximum award amounts of $250,000, and allocates funding through lottery given demand exceeding available resources. The Public Housing Capital Fund permits PHAs to use awarded capital funds for modernization, development, financing activities including debt service, and management activities serving low-income residents. Manchester Housing Authority, headquartered in Atlanta, operates exclusively as a grant recipient administering federally funded housing programs within the Manchester area.

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.