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 Chattanooga Housing Authority $250,000 on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant program to address capital needs for safety and security emergencies at public housing developments in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The grant funds one-time assistance for safety and security improvements that could not be absorbed within the recipient's annual capital fund allocation, including measures to address crime and drug-related activity. The award covers the period through August 2, 2028. HUD established this set-aside from emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster funding to support approximately 2,770 public housing agencies serving nearly one million units nationally. Grants are allocated through lottery due to high demand, with a maximum award of $250,000 per public housing agency per federal fiscal year. Eligibility requires that the safety and security emergency occur within the same federal fiscal year in which funding is requested, and a public housing agency may not receive additional safety and security funding for the same development or developments previously funded under this set-aside.

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.