Center Housing Authority

Center Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Center, Colorado, receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing capital improvements, modernization, development, and day-to-day operations serving low-income residents in its service area. The authority operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no federal contracting activity, and serves a single customer agency across all 41 awards in the source data.

Center Housing Authority receives recurring allocations under two primary HUD formula-grant programs. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides funding for capital and management activities including modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and routine maintenance of public housing units. Recent capital fund awards include a $108,077 formula grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a grant dated May 13, 2025 with completion in May 2029; and a grant dated May 6, 2024 running through May 5, 2028. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.871) provides operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, administrative and program implementation costs, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Recent operating fund awards run from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031; and January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2030. Capital funds must be used exclusively for eligible activities specified in the authority's approved 5-year action plan or for emergency and disaster-related work, and all expenditures are subject to HUD audit requirements under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements.

Activity has been modest and consistent: two awards in 2022, four in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across the entire 41-award footprint total $2.5 million. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require renewal applications or reallocation decisions from HUD. The HUD Public Housing Operating Fund operates at a $5 billion dollar program scale nationally, serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities and 1.59 million public housing residents across 902,436 households; the Public Housing Capital Fund serves approximately 2,770 public housing agencies managing nearly one million units nationwide across all 50 states and territories.