Summary

The Jackson Metropolitan Housing Authority (JMHA) received a $445,663 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund program (CFDA 14.872), effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. This award supports critical capital and management activities for public housing serving low-income residents in the Wellston, Ohio area. The funding enables JMHA to carry out modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and development activities that enhance and maintain its public housing inventory.

The Public Housing Capital Fund provides formula-based allocations to approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide managing nearly one million housing units across all 50 states and territories. Eligible activities funded through this award include physical maintenance, energy efficiency upgrades, financing costs for standard and mixed-finance developments, and management improvements as specified in 24 CFR Part 905. JMHA must obligate and expend funds in accordance with an approved 5-year action plan or obtain HUD approval for emergency work, with all expenditures subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements under 2 CFR 200 and audit compliance requirements. The award represents JMHA's annual formula allocation based on established metrics reflecting the agency's public housing inventory characteristics.