Town Of Bristol Housing Authority

Town Of Bristol Housing Authority, doing business as Benjamin Church Manor, is a U.S. local government entity and housing authority that receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a prime recipient. The authority operates as a public housing agency serving low-income residents in Bristol, Rhode Island, and does not hold federal contracts or participate in contract vehicles; its federal engagement is exclusively grant-funded through HUD's formula programs.

Benjamin Church Manor's entire federal footprint derives from two recurring HUD formula grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850). The authority received a $480,892 Capital Fund award on April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030, which funds modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and other eligible capital activities for its public housing inventory. In parallel, the authority holds a $121,493 Operating Fund award effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, which subsidizes day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation.

The authority's award activity is flat and formulaic. Over the past five years (2022–2026), it received two awards annually in both programs, with a total of thirty-nine awards across its award history since 2006 and combined dollars obligated of $13.3 million. All thirty-nine awards are prime recipient grants from a single customer agency—HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office—reflecting the statutory formula-grant structure of both programs. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing typical recompete points in the annual grant cycle. The authority does not engage as a subrecipient and operates no federal contracts or IDVs. Benjamin Church Manor is part of the broader public housing universe of approximately 2,770 agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units, with its Capital Fund and Operating Fund allocations determined by HUD's established formula methodology rather than competitive procurement.