Summary of Federal Grant Award

The Housing Authority of Montour County received a $411,163 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Public and Indian Housing Office, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) program. This award, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, supports capital and management activities essential to maintaining and improving public housing infrastructure serving low-income residents in Montour County, Pennsylvania. The funding enables the housing authority to conduct public housing modernization, facility development, management improvements, physical infrastructure upgrades, energy efficiency enhancements, and emergency repairs to its public housing inventory in accordance with HUD regulations.

As a formula-based allocation program, the Public Housing Capital Fund distributes annual funding to approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide serving nearly one million housing units. The Montour County Housing Authority must utilize these capital funds exclusively for eligible activities specified in its HUD-approved 5-year action plan or for emergency work and non-presidentially declared natural disaster repairs, as outlined in 24 CFR Part 905. The organization must maintain accurate inventory data in HUD's Information Management System and comply with Uniform Administrative Requirements under 2 CFR 200, with regular audits conducted in conjunction with standard PHA operational audits.