The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Housing Authority of Middlesboro $100,323 under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) on January 1, 2026.
The award funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for the Housing Authority's public housing portfolio, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2030, with place of performance in Middlesboro, Kentucky.
The Public Housing Operating Fund is a $5 billion nationwide program providing operating subsidies to approximately 6,000 housing authorities to assist in funding operating and maintenance expenses of their dwellings under Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended. The program currently serves 1,590,321 public housing residents in 902,436 households, with 44 percent elderly residents and 35 percent families with children. Housing authorities receive access to web-based platforms utilizing real-time data to monitor funding levels, occupancy rates, and families served.