Formula Grant NC012101ISF26D

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $951,378 to the Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem on August 3, 2026, under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), a formula grant program that provides operating subsidies to housing authorities for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of public housing dwellings.

The Housing Authority will use these operating funds to support management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug activities, security operations, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative and program implementation expenses associated with public housing under Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The award period runs through December 31, 2030, with place of performance in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101.

The Public Housing Operating Fund is a $5 billion program serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities and 1,590,321 public housing residents across 902,436 households nationwide, of which 44 percent are elderly and 35 percent are families with children. Housing authorities use web-based platforms to access real-time data on funding levels, occupancy rates, and family enrollment metrics to manage their portfolios effectively.