Federal Grant Award Summary

The Columbus Housing Authority received a $1,619,356 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) program, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. This award supports capital and management activities for public housing, including modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and emergency repairs to the authority's affordable housing inventory serving low-income residents in the Columbus, Mississippi area.

Under this formula-based allocation, the Columbus Housing Authority may deploy capital funds for eligible activities specified in its approved 5-year action plan or for emergency work as authorized by HUD. Permissible uses include public housing development and modernization projects that add to or reconfigure housing units, construction and acquisition of additional public housing, infrastructure repairs and upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and financing activities such as debt service payments for standard and mixed-finance developments. The authority must maintain compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and report accurate inventory data through HUD's Information Management System throughout the performance period.