Federal Grant Award Summary

The Housing Authority of the City of Woonsocket received a $4.33M formula grant award effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund program (CFDA 14.872). This funding supports capital and management activities for public housing serving low-income residents in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with eligible uses including modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades to the authority's public housing inventory.

The grant enables the Housing Authority to fund activities specified in its HUD-approved 5-Year Action Plan or emergency work necessitated by declared or non-presidentially declared natural disasters. Capital Funds may be deployed for development activities that add to or significantly reconfigure public housing units, modernization efforts to improve existing units, and financing activities including debt service payments. As a formula-based allocation program, awards are calculated using established criteria reflecting the authority's public housing inventory characteristics rather than through competitive application processes, with recipients maintaining ongoing compliance with federal uniform administrative requirements and accurate inventory documentation in HUD's Information Management System.