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 $240,000 to the Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies in public housing.

The award funds one-time assistance for safety and security items that address emergency needs within public housing developments, including measures to combat crime and drug-related activity. The grant was awarded through a competitive lottery process; HUD limits recipients to one safety and security grant application per public housing agency per federal fiscal year, with a maximum award of $250,000. The safety and security emergency identified in the application must have occurred within the same federal fiscal year in which funding is requested.

The Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem, a local public housing authority serving low-income residents in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, received the award. The period of performance runs from August 3, 2026, through August 2, 2028, with place of performance in Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

The Public Housing Capital Fund program provides annual formula-based allocations to public housing agencies for capital and management activities, including modernization and development. Eligibility is limited to public housing agencies that have not previously received safety and security funding for the same development or developments for which current funds are being 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.