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's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $222,000 to the City of Muscatine, operating as the Muscatine Public Housing Agency, on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies in public housing.

The award supports one-time assistance for safety and security items that the agency could not absorb within its annual capital fund grant allocation. The funding targets emergency safety and security needs, including measures to address crime and drug-related activity within Muscatine's public housing portfolio. HUD set aside this portion of emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster funds specifically to support Public Housing Agencies in responding to safety and security emergencies that occurred within the same federal fiscal year in which funding is requested.

Performance period runs from September 18, 2025 through September 17, 2027, with work performed in Muscatine, Iowa. The Muscatine Public Housing Agency, a subsidiary division of the City of Muscatine, serves as the prime recipient. HUD awards such safety and security grants through lottery due to high demand and limits each PHA to one application per federal fiscal year, with a maximum award of $250,000 per grant. The funding award amount is based on proposed cost estimates, unit counts identified in the proposal, and the description of the identified safety and security emergency. An agency is ineligible to receive safety and security funding for the same development or developments for which it has previously received such funding.

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.