Town Of Bar Harbor Housing Authority

Town Of Bar Harbor Housing Authority, operating as Malvern Belmont Estate, is a tax-exempt public housing authority based in Bar Harbor, Maine that receives federal housing formula grants exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund operations, maintenance, and capital improvements for its public housing portfolio serving low-income residents.

The Authority acts as a direct prime recipient for all federal funding; it has no subcontracting activity and no federal contracts. All forty awards in the recent portfolio are formula grants under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating Fund awards support day-to-day management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses required under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and program regulations. Capital Fund grants finance public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and management activities, with allocations calculated on a formula basis tied to the Authority's inventory characteristics — unit counts, building age, and construction costs — under 24 CFR Part 905. The Authority maintains ongoing eligibility through annual certification of its public housing inventory data in HUD's Information Management System.

Recent representative awards include a $278,781 Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 (period of performance through December 31, 2032), a $391,491 Public Housing Capital Fund award dated April 1, 2026 (completion March 31, 2030), and a $421,750 Capital Fund award dated December 2, 2025 (completion December 1, 2027). Combined dollars obligated across all forty awards total $10.2 million. Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 100% of awards. Award activity has held steady at two to three grants annually over the past five years. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure under the HUD formula-grant cycle. Place of performance is Bar Harbor, Maine.