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Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority — $1,862,870 federal grant, August 31, 2026

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Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority was awarded $1,862,870 in a federal grant by Department of Housing and Urban Development, with work performed in Clark County (ZIP 45504), beginning August 31, 2026. USAspending

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Work began August 31, 2026. Purpose: the purpose of this funding is to provide public housing authorities ("phas") in receivership, designated troubled or substandard, or otherwise at risk with funds for costs associated with public housing asset improvement. Use of this funding is focused on improving public housing asset management project (amp) performance in the two core areas of physical condition and management. Successful applicants must demonstrate a comprehensive strategy on how the funds will provide residents access to safe and decent public housing through improved public housing assets. Although the public housing capital fund services approximately 2,770 phas serving nearly one million units, in all 50 states and territories, only phas that are in receivership, designated troubled or substandard or otherwise at-risk are eligible to apply. In recent funding cycles, 63 applications received concluded with 11 grant awards. Additional information on the public housing capital fund is located on the office of capital improvements website: https://www.Hud.Gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/capfund

additional information on public housing funding can be found by accessing https://www.Hud.Gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph and reviewing the public housing dashboard linked under the “data dashboard and analytics”.; Activities to be performed: activities to be performed are based on the hud approved “at risk/receivership/substandard/troubled” application including the required narrative demonstrating how use of the funding at the identified amp will improve the targeted amp. The activities to be performed are specifically targeted to improve the troubled physical condition of the ph amp, with a focus on reducing long-term vacancies and increasing the occupancy rate. Eligible activities and costs under loccs budget line item (bli) 1480 general activities, with the additional restrictions that funds may only be expended at the public housing amp(s) in the approved grant application; can be used only for capital fund program (cfp) activities identified in the application to improve the physical condition of public housing and/or increase occupancy and reduce long-term vacancy through capital investment; and funds may not be used for reimbursement of incurred expenses or for activities that are already under contract and may not pay for grant writing services.; Expected outcomes: the expected outcomes for public housing at risk/receivership/substandard/troubled capital funds are the physical and management improvements based on the hud approved “at risk/receivership/substandard/troubled” application. The measurable outcome of this grant is that hud will be able to track the amount of dollars spent on risk/receivership/substandard/troubled eligible activities based on the approved grant application.; Intended beneficiaries: the intended beneficiaries for public housing at risk/receivership/substandard/troubled capital funds are low-income public housing residents; subrecipient activities: the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. USAspending

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Context

This is one of 30 records of this type (Federal Grant) from this source in the year preceding it. USAspending

By dollar value it ranks 17 of 261 among this source's records on file. USAspending

That is $1,429,104.07 above this source's average of $433,765.93. USAspending

The Lantern holds 261 records from this source in total, and 1516 for New Carlisle across every source. USAspending

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The source filing

Award IDOH12T02150125
Recipient NameSPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY
Award Amount1862870
Start DateAugust 31, 2026
End DateAugust 30, 2030
Awarding AgencyDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
Awarding Sub AgencyAssistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
DescriptionPURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES ("PHAS") IN RECEIVERSHIP, DESIGNATED TROUBLED OR SUBSTANDARD, OR OTHERWISE AT RISK WITH FUNDS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC HOUSING ASSET IMPROVEMENT. USE OF THIS FUNDING IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PUBLIC HOUSING ASSET MANAGEMENT PROJECT (AMP) PERFORMANCE IN THE TWO CORE AREAS OF PHYSICAL CONDITION AND MANAGEMENT. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY ON HOW THE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS ACCESS TO SAFE AND DECENT PUBLIC HOUSING THROUGH IMPROVED PUBLIC HOUSING ASSETS. ALTHOUGH THE PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND SERVICES APPROXIMATELY 2,770 PHAS SERVING NEARLY ONE MILLION UNITS, IN ALL 50 STATES AND TERRITORIES, ONLY PHAS THAT ARE IN RECEIVERSHIP, DESIGNATED TROUBLED OR SUBSTANDARD OR OTHERWISE AT-RISK ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. IN RECENT FUNDING CYCLES, 63 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED CONCLUDED WITH 11 GRANT AWARDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND IS LOCATED ON THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/PUBLIC_INDIAN_HOUSING/PROGRAMS/PH/CAPFUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HOUSING FUNDING CAN BE FOUND BY ACCESSING HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/PUBLIC_INDIAN_HOUSING/PROGRAMS/PH AND REVIEWING THE PUBLIC HOUSING DASHBOARD LINKED UNDER THE “DATA DASHBOARD AND ANALYTICS”.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE BASED ON THE HUD APPROVED “AT RISK/RECEIVERSHIP/SUBSTANDARD/TROUBLED” APPLICATION INCLUDING THE REQUIRED NARRATIVE DEMONSTRATING HOW USE OF THE FUNDING AT THE IDENTIFIED AMP WILL IMPROVE THE TARGETED AMP. THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO IMPROVE THE TROUBLED PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE PH AMP, WITH A FOCUS ON REDUCING LONG-TERM VACANCIES AND INCREASING THE OCCUPANCY RATE. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS UNDER LOCCS BUDGET LINE ITEM (BLI) 1480 GENERAL ACTIVITIES, WITH THE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS THAT FUNDS MAY ONLY BE EXPENDED AT THE PUBLIC HOUSING AMP(S) IN THE APPROVED GRANT APPLICATION; CAN BE USED ONLY FOR CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM (CFP) ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE APPLICATION TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND/OR INCREASE OCCUPANCY AND REDUCE LONG-TERM VACANCY THROUGH CAPITAL INVESTMENT; AND FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF INCURRED EXPENSES OR FOR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT AND MAY NOT PAY FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AT RISK/RECEIVERSHIP/SUBSTANDARD/TROUBLED CAPITAL FUNDS ARE THE PHYSICAL AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON THE HUD APPROVED “AT RISK/RECEIVERSHIP/SUBSTANDARD/TROUBLED” APPLICATION. THE MEASURABLE OUTCOME OF THIS GRANT IS THAT HUD WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS SPENT ON RISK/RECEIVERSHIP/SUBSTANDARD/TROUBLED ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE APPROVED GRANT APPLICATION.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AT RISK/RECEIVERSHIP/SUBSTANDARD/TROUBLED CAPITAL FUNDS ARE LOW-INCOME PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.
Place of Performance Zip545504
Place of Performance State CodeOH
Place of performanceClark County (ZIP 45504)
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