Blackshear Housing Authority

Blackshear Housing Authority, a municipal housing authority located in Waycross, Georgia, receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund low-income public housing operations and capital improvements. The authority operates as a grant recipient only — not a contractor, subcontractor, or consortia member — and does not compete for federal contracts or appear on any contract vehicles.

Blackshear Housing Authority's entire federal footprint derives from two HUD grant programs under the Public and Indian Housing Office. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day management, maintenance, anti-crime and security, energy costs, resident services, insurance, and debt service. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies periodic capital grants for public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency repairs, distributed on a formula basis that reflects unit counts, building age, and construction costs. Both programs operate as formula allocations rather than competitive awards; HUD calculates Blackshear's annual entitlement using prescribed methodology applied across approximately 6,000 housing authorities nationwide.

Recent awards include a $169,480 capital fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, an $108,854 operating subsidy covering January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and prior-year capital and operating awards dating to 2022. All 41 awards in the source portfolio are prime grants to Blackshear Housing Authority directly from HUD; the authority holds no subrecipient relationships and performs no work as a sub-recipient. Combined federal obligations across all awards total $5.8 million. Activity has remained flat — two awards annually in each of the past five years — with two awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (May 2028 and May 2029), triggering formula-grant renewals at those milestones rather than competitive recompete exposure. The authority serves no other federal customer agency and does not bid for or hold any federal contracts, schedules, or IDIQs.