Allentown Housing Authority

Allentown Housing Authority is a U.S. local government entity—a municipal housing authority headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania—that acts as a federal grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, receiving formula-based operating and capital grants to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income residents. The Authority operates solely as a recipient; it does not function as a prime contractor, subcontractor, or consortia member on federal contracts.

The Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with 236 of 237 total awards (99.6%) flowing through HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and one award through HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the portfolio, providing annual formula-based allocations to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Representative recent awards include ten separate Public Housing Operating Fund allocations in 2026 ranging from $132,007 to $222,196 each; a $3.31 million Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant dated April 1, 2026, with completion through March 31, 2030, supporting capital modernization and infrastructure upgrades; and a Public Housing Capital Fund award dated May 13, 2025, with completion through May 12, 2029. The Authority also received a $222 thousand project grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026) and a project grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants (February 17, 2023 to August 31, 2031).

Activity has remained flat across the past five years (11 awards in 2022, 13 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 13 in 2026), with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $112.6 million. Twenty-two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing the near-term renewal cycle for operating and capital fund allocations. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office serves as the sole meaningful customer agency; the Authority competes for formula-based allocations that flow to approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide managing nearly one million units under the Capital Fund program and to approximately 6,000 housing authorities serving 1.59 million residents under the Operating Fund program.