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 $100,000 to Peekskill Housing Authority on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to fund safety and security emergency measures at public housing developments in Peekskill, New York.

The award funds capital needs addressing crime and drug-related activity that constitute emergency safety and security needs the Authority could not absorb within its annual capital fund allocation. The grant is drawn from HUD's Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Set-Aside and carries a period of performance through September 17, 2027.

This funding represents one-time assistance for safety and security items responding to an emergency that occurred within the same federal fiscal year the grant was requested. HUD allocates such set-aside funds through lottery due to high demand; PHAs are limited to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year, with a maximum award of $250,000. Peekskill Housing Authority is ineligible to receive additional safety and security funding for the same developments covered under this award.

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.