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 the Housing Authority of the Town of St Martinville Inc. $135,462 on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address crime and drug-related activity through safety and security emergency measures.

This award is part of HUD's Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Set-Aside, which provides one-time assistance to public housing agencies for capital safety and security items that cannot be absorbed within annual capital fund grants. The grant funds emergency safety and security improvements at the recipient's public housing developments serving low-income residents in St Martinville, Louisiana. The maximum grant award amount is $250,000; funding amounts are determined based on proposed cost estimates, unit counts, and the nature of the safety and security emergency identified in the application.

The period of performance runs from September 18, 2025, through September 17, 2027. Place of performance is St Martinville, Louisiana. Approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide are eligible for this set-aside funding. Awards are distributed through lottery given high demand and limited availability, with each PHA eligible to receive one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year. A PHA is ineligible if it has previously received safety and security funding for the same development or developments for which funds are currently requested.

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.