Federal Grant Award Summary

The Housing Authority of the Town of St. Martinville, Inc. received a $135,462 emergency safety and security grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) program, awarded September 18, 2025. This one-time assistance funding supports critical capital improvements to address safety and security emergencies at the housing authority's public housing developments, including measures to mitigate crime and drug-related activity that could not be accommodated within the agency's standard annual capital fund allocation. The grant period extends through September 17, 2027, allowing the housing authority adequate time to obligate and expend funds on eligible safety and security improvements.

The Public Housing Capital Fund's emergency set-aside component allocates funding through a lottery-based system with a maximum award threshold of $250,000 per Public Housing Agency annually. Eligible activities focus on one-time emergency safety and security needs for specific developments and may include infrastructure upgrades, security enhancements, emergency repairs, and other improvements necessary to maintain safe housing conditions for the approximately 1,000 low-income residents served by the St. Martinville housing authority. The award reflects HUD's commitment to supporting local housing agencies in addressing urgent safety emergencies while serving nearly one million public housing units nationally across approximately 2,770 participating agencies in all 50 states and territories.