Albia Housing Agency

Albia Housing Agency, a municipal housing authority owned and operated by the City of Albia, Iowa, is a federal grant recipient that administers public housing capital and operating fund programs on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office (HUD PIH). The agency is not a federal contractor and does not compete for federal contracts; it functions exclusively as a recipient of formula-based grants under HUD's statutory programs for public housing authorities.

Albia Housing Agency receives recurring formula grants under two primary HUD programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and management enhancements; and the Public Housing Operating Fund, which funds day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, security, energy costs, and resident supportive services. Recent grants include a $112,315 Public Housing Capital Fund award dated April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2032; a Public Housing Capital Fund award dated May 13, 2025, running through May 12, 2029; and a Public Housing Operating Fund award dated January 1, 2025, running through December 31, 2031. All funding flows from HUD PIH on a formula basis, which distributes capital and operating assistance to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide based on inventory characteristics rather than competitive application processes. The agency's grant work supports safe and sanitary housing conditions for vulnerable populations including elderly residents and families with children in Albia, Iowa.

Albia Housing Agency's federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with zero federal contract prime awards and zero subcontract work. The agency has received 39 total awards across its history, all from HUD PIH, with two awards per year in the most recent five-year period (2022 through 2026). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.6 million. Four awards are scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete under HUD's formula allocation methodology. The agency is a municipal entity, a child organization under the City of Albia.