Housing Auth

Housing Auth, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Barron, Wisconsin, receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing stock. Housing Auth is a public entity (not a federal contractor) and acts exclusively as a prime grant recipient rather than a subrecipient or contractor.

Housing Auth's federal funding footprint consists entirely of formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office across two primary programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), a multi-year grant running January 2025 through December 2031, supports day-to-day operational expenses including management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.869) supports capital and modernization activities including public housing development, unit acquisition, and management improvements; Housing Auth holds multiple overlapping capital grants: one running May 2024 through May 2028, another running May 2025 through May 2029, and a third running April 2026 through March 2030. All formula grants fund activities eligible under 24 CFR 905.200 or approved by HUD for emergency or disaster-related work.

Housing Auth's customer concentration is absolute. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 100% of all 40 recorded awards. Award activity has remained flat across the past five years, averaging two grants per year. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The combined dollars obligated across all awards in the source data totals $1.6 million, though this figure reflects obligated amounts rather than the full potential or annual grant values characteristic of formula grants, which are typically announced and obligated on an annual or multi-year cycle by HUD. Housing Auth's role is strictly that of a local government entity administering federally funded public housing operations and capital improvements in its jurisdiction rather than selling services or goods to federal agencies.