Summary

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the County of Franklin Housing Authority a Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant in the amount of $1,326,819.00, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. This funding supports capital and management activities for public housing serving low-income residents in Champersburg, Pennsylvania, including modernization, infrastructure improvements, development of public housing units, and emergency repairs to ensure housing units meet decent, safe, and sanitary standards.

The Housing Authority utilizes Capital Fund allocations exclusively for eligible activities specified in its HUD-approved 5-Year Action Plan or for emergency work and repairs related to non-presidentially declared natural disasters. Primary activities include public housing development and modernization—capital projects that add to or significantly reconfigure the public housing inventory—as well as financing activities such as debt service payments and customary financing costs associated with standard and mixed-finance developments. The award operates under a formula-based allocation methodology calculated by HUD based on characteristics of the public housing inventory, including unit counts, building age, and construction costs, rather than through competitive application processes.