Cardwell Housing Authority

Cardwell Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Cardwell, Missouri, receives federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to administer public housing capital improvements and operating subsidies. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient — not as a federal contractor or subcontractor — and serves a single federal customer across all 38 awards in its recent footprint.

Cardwell Housing Authority receives formula grants under two primary HUD programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP) and the Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OpFund). Capital Fund awards support public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and eligible capital activities as described in 24 CFR Part 905, with funds used only for activities specified in an approved five-year action plan or HUD-approved emergency work. Operating Fund awards provide subsidies to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 with completion by May 12, 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 with completion by December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026 with completion by March 31, 2030.

Activity is stable at two awards per year over the past five years, with total dollars obligated across all 38 awards reaching $1.5 million. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete activity in that window. All of Cardwell's federal funding flows through HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office; the authority has no concurrent federal contracts, IDVs, or subcontracting relationships. The authority's role is confined to recipient operations under the Housing Act of 1937, managing approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide that serve nearly one million units, though Cardwell itself operates as a single local housing authority serving its Cardwell, Missouri jurisdiction.