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 Dover Housing Authority $170,000 on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to fund emergency safety and security measures.

This award represents HUD's emergency-set-aside allocation for critical safety and security needs that cannot be absorbed within Dover Housing Authority's annual capital fund grant. The funding is restricted to one-time assistance addressing safety and security emergencies, including measures to counter crime and drug-related activity. The ultimate completion date is September 17, 2027. Place of performance is Dover, New Hampshire.

The Public Housing Capital Fund supports modernization, development, and capital improvements across public housing agencies nationwide. The emergency-set-aside mechanism operates through a lottery system due to high demand; approximately 2,770 PHAs serving nearly one million units across all 50 states and territories are eligible. The maximum grant award is currently $250,000 per PHA per federal fiscal year, and a PHA may receive only one safety and security grant application annually. The safety and security emergency triggering the grant request must occur within the same federal fiscal year the funding is requested. PHAs are ineligible if they have previously received safety and security funding for the same developments.

This is a formula grant with assistance type designation of Formula Grant.

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.