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 Public and Indian Housing Office awarded Allegheny County Housing Authority $250,000 on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies at public housing developments in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.

The funding supports one-time assistance for safety and security items addressing crime and drug-related activity that could not be absorbed within the Authority's annual capital fund grant. The award is drawn from HUD's emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster set-aside allocated through a lottery mechanism due to high demand. Recipients must document that the safety and security emergency occurred within the federal fiscal year for which funding is requested, and PHAs are limited to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year with a current maximum award of $250,000.

The period of performance runs from August 3, 2026, through August 2, 2028. The funding is obligated at $250,000, the maximum grant award amount currently available under this program component. Allegheny County Housing Authority, a public housing agency operating under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, receives formula-based allocations from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which funds substantially all of the Authority's federal grant portfolio.

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.