Calera Housing Authority

Calera Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Calera, Alabama, is a federal grant recipient that receives operating and capital funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to support public housing operations and modernization. The authority operates exclusively as a prime recipient of HUD formula grants; it does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or subcontract relationships.

Calera Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants under two HUD programs. The authority receives recurring Public Housing Operating Fund grants (CFDA 14.850) to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, security and anti-crime activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative costs for its public housing inventory serving lower-income families. The authority also receives Public Housing Capital Fund grants (CFDA 14.872) to support capital modernization, infrastructure improvements, development activities, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and related management costs. Recent awards include a $346,642 Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026, with completion by December 31, 2032, and a $377,730 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026, with completion by March 31, 2030. Both awards are formula-based allocations calculated according to HUD formulas reflecting inventory characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs, rather than through competitive application processes. The authority maintains compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and certifies public housing inventory information annually to HUD.

Customer concentration is absolute — the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for all 40 awards in the source data, spanning from 2006 to the present. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $14.2 million. Activity has remained stable at two awards per year across the past five years (2022–2026), with two awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete timing aligned with the authority's routine grant renewal cycle under HUD's Public Housing programs.