Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, doing business as Amha, is a nonprofit public housing authority based in Akron, Ohio that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income residents across the Akron metropolitan area. The organization does not compete for federal contracts and operates exclusively under HUD grant programs, with work performed in Akron, Ohio.

Amha's federal funding comes almost entirely from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 91 percent of awards (576 of 633 total awards). The organization receives recurring formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides operating subsidies to fund day-to-day operational expenses—management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses required under Section 9 of the Housing Act of 1937. Amha also receives capital funding under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to support public housing modernization, development, and management improvements. Representative recent awards include a $2.732 million Public Housing Operating Fund award obligated on August 3, 2026 (with ultimate completion December 31, 2030), a $15.628 million Public Housing Capital Fund award from April 1, 2026 (through March 31, 2030), and a $707,528 Continuum of Care Program award from the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on April 1, 2026 (through March 31, 2027) to establish and operate permanent housing, transitional housing, and supportive services addressing homelessness. Amha also holds Family Self-Sufficiency Program awards to fund coordinator positions that enroll and serve public housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher families. Secondary funding includes Continuum of Care Program grants (CFDA 14.267, 54 awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development) and smaller allocations from the Federal Communications Commission for affordable connectivity outreach and from the Ohio Department of Education for summer programming.

Award activity has remained steady at approximately 34–36 awards per year over the past five years, with 631 of 633 total awards held as prime recipient and only 2 sub-awards (both from the Ohio Department of Education for summer programs). The combined dollars obligated across all awards totals $535.2 million. Thirty-seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal. Amha's federal footprint is narrow and specialized: the organization operates as a formula-grant-funded housing authority with no contracting activity, no teaming relationships, and no parent vehicles or IDVs. Its role is to administer public housing and supportive services for low-income residents, not to compete for or deliver services to other federal agencies.