Allentown Housing Authority

Allentown Housing Authority is a municipal local government entity headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that operates public housing serving low-income residents and receives federal grant funding exclusively as a recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grants) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Authority is not a federal contractor and does not hold federal contracts or competitive procurement vehicles.

Allentown Housing Authority's federal footprint comprises formula grants and project grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (238 of 239 awards) and one project grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The portfolio is heavily concentrated in the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides annual operating subsidies for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses — management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The Authority also receives periodic grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), supporting capital modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements including construction and acquisition of public housing units, modernization of existing facilities, and related financing costs. Representative recent awards include $391,318 under the Public Housing Operating Fund (August 2026), $3.312 million under the Public Housing Capital Fund (April 2026), and $227,300 for the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services program (CFDA 14.870) (June 2026). The Authority received one economic development project grant from HUD's Community Planning and Development office (February 2023).

Activity across the past five years shows stability with modest growth: eleven awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, eleven in 2024, thirteen in 2025, and fifteen in 2026. Combined obligated dollars across all 239 awards total $113.9 million. Twelve awards (combination of operating fund allocations and capital fund grants) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require renewal or reallocation through HUD's annual formula grant process. Place of performance for all work is Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102. The Authority serves as a direct recipient of federal housing assistance — not as a vendor or service provider to other federal agencies — and operates within the statutory framework of Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.