Chelsea Housing Authority

Chelsea Housing Authority, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Chelsea, Massachusetts, receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund operations, capital improvements, and resident self-sufficiency programming for its public housing portfolio. Chelsea Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient — not a federal contractor — and does not hold federal contract awards or contract vehicles.

Chelsea Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula-grant awards under three programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides recurring subsidies for 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, and debt service. Recent operating grants include $1.587 million awarded January 1, 2026 (period of performance through December 31, 2032) and $321,402 awarded August 3, 2026 (completion December 31, 2030). The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides capital and modernization funding; Chelsea Housing Authority received $1.425 million on April 1, 2026 (completion March 31, 2030) and holds earlier allocations running through 2026 and 2028. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act) funds salary and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who work with public housing residents on employment and self-sufficiency goals; Chelsea Housing Authority received awards on January 1, 2026 (completion December 31, 2026) and January 1, 2025 (completion December 31, 2025), among earlier allocations. All sixty awards in the portfolio are HUD Public and Indian Housing Office formula grants; no sub-awards are present. Three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The entity's combined dollars obligated across the entire award history total $59.7 million, with activity averaging three to four awards per year over the past five years.