Bronson Housing Commission

Bronson Housing Commission, a tax-exempt not-for-profit public housing authority based in Bronson, Michigan, is a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing programs, operating exclusively as a prime recipient with no federal contract work or subcontracting activity.

Bronson Housing Commission serves as recipient for HUD formula grants under two primary federal grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund. The Capital Fund grants support modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and emergency repairs to public housing units within the authority's inventory, with eligible activities including facility upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and debt service financing as defined in 24 CFR Part 905. The Operating Fund grants provide operating subsidies for day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. Recent awards include a $125,279 Capital Fund formula grant obligated April 1, 2026 with ultimate completion March 31, 2030, a Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 with completion May 12, 2029, and an Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 with completion December 31, 2032. The authority has received ten formula grant awards since 2022, with two awards (both Capital Fund and Operating Fund grants) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.

All forty awards in Bronson Housing Commission's portfolio derive from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, with $3.7 million in combined dollars obligated across the entire award history. Award volume has remained steady at two awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026). As a small rural public housing authority, Bronson Housing Commission operates outside the federal contracting ecosystem and does not compete for IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or task orders; its federal footprint is limited to direct formula-grant allocations from HUD's standardized public housing funding mechanisms serving approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide.