Cawker City Authority Association

Cawker City Authority Association is a U.S. government entity and public housing authority based in Cawker City, Kansas that receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements. The entity operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no prime federal contract awards and no subcontracting footprint.

Cawker City Authority Association's entire federal funding stream flows through HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two recurring grant programs. The entity has received awards under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides operating subsidies to fund day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative costs associated with public housing. Concurrently, the entity has received awards under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.869), which funds public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and other eligible capital activities as described in 24 CFR Part 905. Representative awards include a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 with ultimate completion December 31, 2032; a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026 with ultimate completion March 31, 2030; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 6, 2024 with ultimate completion May 5, 2028.

The source data covers 38 awards spanning 2006 to April 2026, all from a single customer agency (HUD Public and Indian Housing Office), with a combined obligation of $1.7 million across the full period. Activity has remained consistently flat at two awards per year throughout 2022–2026. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will therefore face renewal or recompete in that window. As a government entity rather than a private vendor, Cawker City Authority Association does not bid competitively for federal contracts and maintains no subcontracting relationships; it qualifies for and receives allocations of federal housing program funding under the formula-grant structure mandated by the Housing Act of 1937.