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's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Newberry $250,000 on September 18, 2025, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to address safety and security emergencies, including crime and drug-related activity at the agency's properties in Newberry, South Carolina.

The award funds capital needs for safety and security items that could not be absorbed within the Housing Authority's annual capital fund grant and represents one-time assistance for emergency safety and security work. The funding is allocated through a lottery mechanism from HUD's emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster set-aside, which supports approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units across all 50 states and territories. The maximum grant award under this program is $250,000, and each PHA is limited to one safety and security grant application per federal fiscal year. The award carries a period of performance through September 17, 2027.

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.