Benson County Housing Authority

Benson County Housing Authority, doing business as West Bay Homes, is a U.S. local government entity and county housing authority headquartered in West Bay, North Dakota, that receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing stock. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime recipient on HUD grants; all 36 awards in the source data are formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund and Public Housing Capital Fund programs, with no federal contract work or subcontractor roles.

Benson County Housing Authority's grant portfolio consists entirely of HUD Public and Indian Housing Office formula grants (CFDA 14.850 for Capital Fund and 14.887 for Operating Fund). Recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded May 13, 2025, with ultimate completion in May 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund award dated January 1, 2025, running through December 31, 2031; and a Public Housing Capital Fund award from May 6, 2024, completing May 5, 2028. Under these grants, the authority carries out public housing development, modernization, management improvements, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost coverage, resident supportive services, and day-to-day operational expenses for its housing inventory in Benson County.

Customer concentration is absolute: HUD Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 100% of 36 awards. Award frequency has remained flat at two grants per year across the last five years (2022–2026), with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $1.2 million. Two awards will reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face renewal or recompete. The authority's grant work is characteristic of county public housing agencies nationwide — it receives annual or multi-year operating subsidies and periodic capital improvements funding under HUD's formula-grant framework for the approximately 2,770 public housing agencies serving roughly one million units across all fifty states and territories. Benson County Housing Authority does not appear in federal contract procurement channels and maintains no presence on government-wide acquisition vehicles or agency-specific IDIQs.