Caraway Housing Authority

Caraway Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Caraway, Arkansas, is a federal grant recipient that receives formula-based allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund public housing operations and capital improvements rather than a federal contractor selling goods or services.

Caraway Housing Authority operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants under two HUD programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.871) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The authority does not hold federal contracts, contract vehicles, or subcontracting relationships; all thirty-seven awards in its recent federal footprint are formula grants to the authority itself. The Operating Fund provides annual subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service on public housing dwellings. The Capital Fund provides multi-year allocations for public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, emergency repairs, and development of additional public housing units, consistent with the authority's five-year action plan or HUD-approved emergency work under 24 CFR Part 905. Recent Capital Fund awards include a $152,867 formula allocation effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, and a prior award from May 13, 2025, through May 12, 2029. Operating Fund awards carry multi-year performance periods; the most recent runs from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032.

HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office is the sole customer agency across all thirty-seven awards, representing 100% of the authority's federal footprint and $3.5 million in combined dollars obligated. Activity is flat and modest—two awards per year since 2022—reflecting the formula-grant nature of public housing funding, which allocates annual allocations to approximately 2,770 housing authorities nationwide serving nearly one million units. Two awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing routine reallocation cycles under the formula programs rather than competitive recompete exposure. The authority's federal funding role is administrative and operational: it administers HUD capital and operating grants on behalf of low-income residents in its service area, not procurement or contracting.