Bayard Housing Authority

Bayard Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Bayard, New Mexico, is a federal grant recipient administering public housing operating and capital funds awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. As a housing authority, Bayard does not hold federal contracts or sit as a subcontractor; all 45 recent federal awards are grants received as a prime recipient under two federal grant programs.

Bayard Housing Authority operates exclusively within HUD's public housing grant portfolio, serving a single customer agency across two formula grant vehicles. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides recurring operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides capital grants for modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and energy efficiency upgrades to the authority's public housing inventory. Recent awards include a $109,996 operating grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and a $380,969 capital grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. These formula-based grants allocate funding according to established federal formulas that reflect characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs across approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units.

Activity across the grant portfolio has remained steady at two to three awards per year over the past five years, with combined obligations totaling $7.6 million across the forty-five-award history in the source data. Only two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. Bayard Housing Authority's role is limited to administering federal funds for capital improvements and operational expenses serving low-income residents, including elderly residents and families with children, in compliance with the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended.