Bluefield Housing Authority

Bluefield Housing Authority, doing business as Public Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Bluefield, West Virginia that receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain public housing infrastructure serving low-income residents. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of its award footprint) with no federal contracts or contract vehicle participation.

The authority's federal activity is entirely concentrated within two HUD grant programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office. Under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), Bluefield Housing Authority receives formula-based operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), the authority receives formula grants for capital activities including modernization and rehabilitation of existing units, development of new or reconfigured units, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and management improvements. Recent awards include a $534,422 Public Housing Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a $378,068 Public Housing Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 with completion scheduled May 12, 2029. The authority's combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $18.7 million.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for all 42 awards in the source data spanning from 2006 to 2026. Award frequency has remained modest and consistent, with two awards each in 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026, and four awards in 2023. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore face renewal or recompete. As a formula grant recipient, Bluefield Housing Authority's federal funding follows statutory allocation mechanisms tied to eligible inventory and operational need rather than competitive procurement.