Cambridge Housing Authority

Cambridge Housing Authority, a municipal housing authority based in Cambridge, Nebraska, is a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, operating exclusively as a prime recipient under HUD's formula grant programs for public housing capital and operating fund support. The authority receives no federal contracts, holds no seat on federal contract vehicles, and engages in no federal subcontracting; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based and limited to a single customer agency.

Cambridge Housing Authority operates as a U.S. local government entity classified as a housing authority public/tribal entity. Its federal footprint centers on two recurring HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP), which funds public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and eligible capital activities; and the Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OpFund), which provides operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative implementation costs. Representative awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 6, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of May 5, 2028; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2031; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2030.

The authority's federal award activity is steady but modest in scale. Over the past five years, Cambridge Housing Authority received two awards per calendar year—typically one capital fund and one operating fund grant per cycle—for a total of 39 prime grants since 2006. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.1 million, reflecting the formula-grant structure of HUD's housing programs where allocations are determined by statutory factors rather than competitive procurements. All awards are prime grants; the authority has never served as a sub-recipient or federal contractor. Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards fund HUD programs through the Public and Indian Housing Office. Two awards are scheduled to reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting potential recompete renewal opportunities for the authority's grant cycles.