Formula Grant NY01E04650125

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $250,000 to the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). This award funds emergency safety and security capital improvements for public housing units through HUD's Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Set-Aside component. The grant provides one-time assistance to address critical safety and security needs—including measures to combat crime and drug-related activity—that could not be accommodated within the Authority's standard annual capital funding allocation. The project period extends through September 17, 2027.

The funding supports capital improvements specifically targeting emergency safety and security conditions within the Town of Hempstead's public housing portfolio serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities across Nassau County, Long Island. As a formula grant program, the Public Housing Capital Fund provides annual allocations to approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide serving nearly one million housing units across all 50 states and territories. Given the high demand and limited funding availability, HUD administers awards through a lottery mechanism. PHAs are eligible to submit one application per federal fiscal year for safety and security emergencies occurring within that same fiscal year, with a current maximum award ceiling of $250,000 per grant.