Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency

Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency is a U.S. local government entity and county-level public housing authority that receives formula grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing units across multiple counties in Iowa.

Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (100% of awards) with no federal contracts or commercial vendors in its portfolio. The agency's funding footprint is narrow and specialized: all forty federal awards over the source period derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no sub-award activity. The agency receives recurring formula grants under two primary federal programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security operations, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent awards under this program include a $182,736 grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and a prior $182,736 grant running January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) finances capital improvements, infrastructure repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, demolition and reconfiguration of units, and management enhancements as specified in the agency's HUD-approved five-year action plan or for emergency and disaster-related work. Recent Capital Fund awards include a $251,881 grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030 and a prior $251,881 grant issued May 6, 2024 with completion on May 5, 2028.

Activity has remained flat at two awards per year over the past five years, with seven billion seven hundred thousand dollars obligated cumulatively across all forty awards dating to 2006. The agency's single customer concentration — one hundred percent of awards from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — reflects its status as a multi-county public housing provider operating within HUD's national public housing portfolio of approximately six thousand housing authorities serving one million five hundred ninety thousand public housing residents. Within the next twenty-four months, two awards face ultimate completion and will require recompete or renewal.