Federal Grant Award Summary

The Housing Authority of the Town of South Kingstown received a $280,922 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. This award supports capital and management activities for public housing operations serving low-income residents in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

The funding enables the Housing Authority to undertake modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades to its public housing inventory. Specifically, the Capital Fund allocation supports development activities that add to or reconfigure public housing units, modernization of existing facilities, management improvements, and financing activities including debt service payments. All funded activities must align with the Housing Authority's HUD-approved 5-year action plan or qualify as emergency work, with expenditure of funds governed by 24 CFR Part 905 and 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements. The award reflects the formula-based allocation methodology that HUD applies annually to approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide managing nearly one million public housing units across all 50 states and territories.