Formula Grant PA004101ISF26D

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded $391,318 to Allentown Housing Authority 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.

The recipient uses operating funds to support management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation expenses. The Allentown Housing Authority, a municipal housing authority headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, operates public housing serving low-income residents throughout the jurisdiction.

The award obligates $391,318 with a period of performance through December 31, 2030, and place of performance in Allentown, PA 18102. The Public Housing Operating Fund is a $5 billion annual program serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities nationwide that collectively serve 1,590,321 public housing residents in 902,436 households, with 44 percent elderly residents and 35 percent of residents having children. Operating funds support Turnkey III projects under final lease purchase agreements and provide housing authorities access to web-based platforms offering real-time data on funding levels, occupancy rates, and families served.