Cass County HRA

Cass County HRA, a Minnesota county government housing authority based in Backus, operates as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, receiving formula grants for public housing operating subsidies and capital improvements across a multi-year award cycle with no federal contracting footprint and no subcontracting activity.

Cass County HRA is a U.S. local government entity classified as a housing authority and operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants rather than as a contractor or subcontractor. The organization holds no federal contract vehicles, does not serve as a prime contractor, and does not engage in federal contract subcontracting work; its entire federal footprint consists of direct grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

The organization's customer concentration is singular — 100% of its 44 awards originate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. Cass County HRA receives funding under two principal HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OpFund), a formula grant program that provides operating 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; and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP), a formula grant program that funds public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and capital activities as described in 24 CFR 905.200. Recent representative awards include Operating Fund grants with ultimate completion dates of December 31, 2028, December 31, 2031, and December 31, 2032, and Capital Fund grants with ultimate completion dates of May 12, 2029, May 5, 2028, and February 16, 2027. All grants are formula-based allocations under the Housing Act of 1937, as amended, with no competitive selection component; the organization's compliance and management activities align with HUD's regulatory framework for public housing agencies serving approximately 2,770 PHAs nationwide.

Activity has been episodic over the past five years — four awards in 2022, two in 2023, five in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting the multi-year grant cycle and HUD's formula allocation schedule rather than procurement volume volatility. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure given the formula-grant structure. The organization's combined dollars obligated across all forty-four awards total $1.1 million, reflecting the formula-grant nature of HUD housing authority funding, which typically provides annual allocations tied to the organization's portfolio size and eligible activities rather than discrete high-value task orders or delivery orders.