Formula Grant PA007101ISF26D

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded Chester Housing Authority $643,779 under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) on August 3, 2026, to support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of public housing properties.

Operating funds finance management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative and program implementation expenses required under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and program regulations. The award also supports modernization of information technology platforms that provide PHAs real-time metrics on funding levels, occupancy rates, and families served.

The funding obligation runs through December 31, 2030. Place of performance is Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania. Chester Housing Authority serves approximately 2,100 residents in public housing in the region, with 44 percent elderly residents and 35 percent families with children. The Public Housing Operating Fund is a $5 billion program nationwide providing operating subsidies to approximately 6,000 housing authorities serving 1.59 million public housing residents in 902,436 households. Allocations are formula-based, calculated using metrics reflecting the authority's public housing inventory characteristics—unit count, building age, and construction costs—rather than through competitive application processes.