The public housing capital fund program (CFP) was created by an amendment to the 1937 act by the quality housing and work responsibility act (qhwra) in 1998 (adding section 9(d) to the 1937 act…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $4,821,386 to Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority on April 1, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund program (CFDA 14.872), a formula grant supporting public housing capital and management activities.

The award funds public housing development, modernization, and infrastructure improvements in Lorain, Ohio through March 31, 2030. Eligible activities include construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, rehabilitation, energy efficiency improvements, debt service, and financing costs in standard and mixed-finance developments. Capital funds must be deployed for activities specified in an approved five-year action plan or for emergency or disaster-related work.

The Public Housing Capital Fund provides financial assistance to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units. The program was created by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act in 1998 as an amendment to the United States Housing Act of 1937, consolidating previous modernization and development programs. HUD allocates funding annually using a formula based largely on characteristics of each PHA's public housing inventory. Public housing agencies maintain inventory data in the Information Management System / Public Housing Information Center system and submit annual certifications to support formula calculations. Capital Fund obligations are subject to extension if requested before the obligation deadline; expenditure deadlines cannot be extended. The award is subject to 2 CFR 200 audit requirements, with the Capital Fund audited in conjunction with regular HUD or independent public accountant audits of PHA operations.

Activities

The phas receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of housing and urban development (HUD) to administer the public housing fund. Public housing capital funds may only be used for activities that are described as eligible activities in 24 CFR 905.200 and are either specified in an approved 5-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work or work needed because of a non-presidentially declared natural disaster. Public housing development, modernization, and financing are the major activities to be performed. Development is activities and related costs that add to (or significantly reconfigure) public housing units in a PHA's inventory, including construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, with or without rehabilitation, and any-and-all undertakings necessary for planning, design, financing, land acquisition, demolition, construction, or equipment of public housing units, and related buildings, facilities, and/or appurtenances (i.e., non-dwelling facilities/spaces). Development also includes any mixed-finance modernization, all relevant modernization uses (other than management improvements), financing uses, and development of non-dwelling space where such space is needed to administer, and is of direct benefit to a public housing project (i.e. housing developed, acquired, or assisted by a PHA under the 1937 act, and the improvement of any such housing), including the residents. Financing debt and financing costs (e.g., origination fees, interest) incurred by a PHA for development or modernization of public housing projects, including mixed-finance development, the capital fund financing program (cffp), and any other use authorized under section 30 of the 1937 act. Modernization includes all eligible activities except for development and financing. Physical work is a major activity and is work that is done on the physical structures, site, and grounds of a public housing property or structure. Major physical activities include demolition, reconfiguration, emergency activities, energy efficiency, non-routine maintenance, planned code compliance, and vacancy reduction. The measurable outcome of this grant is that HUD will be able to track the amount of dollars spent on improvements to the structures, units, common areas, utilities, and other eligible activities.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcomes for public housing capital funds of approximately $3.2 billion will be put into the development, modernization, and financing of nearly 1 million public housing units across all 50 states and territories. The public housing units are updated to be decent, safe, sanitary and to comply with federal housing standards. Phas can also use a portion of the capital funding for management improvements or operating activities including safety and security costs.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries for public housing capital funds are the low-income public housing residents.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.