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 City of Jefferson $248,543 on August 3, 2026, to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872).

The award provides one-time assistance to fund safety and security items that could not be absorbed within the authority's annual capital grant. HUD set aside emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster funds specifically to help Public Housing Agencies address capital needs for measures that combat crime and drug-related activity. The maximum award under this program is $250,000. Funding awards are determined by the proposed cost estimate, the number of units identified in the proposal, and the description of the identified safety and security emergency.

Performance occurs in Jefferson City, Missouri, with an ultimate completion date of August 2, 2028. The Housing Authority of the City of Jefferson is a tax-exempt non-profit subsidiary of the City of Jefferson, operating as the administrative vehicle through which the city manages federal public housing grants. The authority receives formula grants exclusively from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and does not engage in sub-awards or contract work.

HUD distributed this award through a lottery mechanism due to high demand for limited funding. Each Public Housing Agency may receive only one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year, and PHAs are ineligible for safety and security funding if they have previously received such funding for the same development.

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.