Barnstable Housing Auth

Barnstable Housing Auth, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Hyannis, Massachusetts, receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate and maintain approximately 1,000 public housing units serving low-income families and elderly residents in Barnstable County. The Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two primary HUD programs and does not compete for federal contracts.

Barnstable Housing Auth's federal funding footprint is entirely grant-based, concentrated in two HUD programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office. The Authority receives recurring formula grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) to support capital and management activities including modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, development of additional public housing units, and debt service financing for mixed-finance developments. A representative award dated May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029) carried $224,282 in capital-fund support; capital-fund grants cycle on staggered four-year completion dates, with earlier tranches maturing through 2026 and 2027. The Authority simultaneously receives operating subsidies under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), a formula program designed to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. Operating-fund grants run on longer cycles; an award dated January 1, 2025 extends through December 31, 2031, while a newer award dated January 1, 2026 runs through December 31, 2032.

Customer concentration is absolute: all 78 recent awards in the source split between HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (41 awards) and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (37 awards), accounting for 100% of the Authority's federal funding. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $10.4 million over the award history reflected in the source. Activity is flat at two awards per year across 2022 through 2026, with two awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure.

Barnstable Housing Auth does not hold federal contracts, sit on IDIQs or GWACs, or engage in federal contracting. The Authority's role is exclusively that of a public housing agency administering federal formula grants for the direct provision of low-income public housing services at the local level, with no subcontractor relationships or prime contract vehicle participation.