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's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the City of Batavia Housing Authority $250,000 on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant program to fund capital needs for safety and security emergencies in public housing developments.

The award supports one-time assistance for safety and security items, including measures to address crime and drug-related activity, that cannot be absorbed within the recipient's annual Capital Fund grant. The recipient must address an emergency safety and security need that occurred within the same federal fiscal year in which funding is requested. The City of Batavia Housing Authority is a tax-exempt municipal housing agency headquartered in Batavia, New York, that operates public housing for low-income residents in its service area.

The grant carries a period of performance from August 3, 2026, through August 2, 2028, with place of performance in Batavia, NY 14020. The Public Housing Capital Fund allocates formula-based awards to public housing agencies annually for capital and management activities including modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements. Awards under the Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Set-Aside are distributed through lottery given limited funding availability; the maximum award amount is $250,000, and each PHA may receive only one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year. An agency is ineligible for safety and security funding if it has previously received such 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.