Chelsea Housing Authority

Chelsea Housing Authority, a local government housing authority based in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is a recipient of federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, operating entirely as a prime grant recipient with no federal contracts or sub-award relationships. The Authority receives recurring annual and multi-year funding under three primary HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act).

Chelsea Housing Authority's grant portfolio is entirely concentrated with a single federal customer—HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which funds all 59 awards across the source data. The Authority holds recurring grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund, which provides day-to-day operational and maintenance subsidies for public housing facilities serving lower-income residents, with the most recent award of $1,059,266 running from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund provides formula-based grants for capital improvement activities, modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and financing activities such as debt service on mixed-finance developments; the most recent award of $1,425,655 runs from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, with a prior award of the same program dated May 6, 2024, completing May 5, 2028. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who implement employment and self-sufficiency services for public housing residents, housing choice voucher holders, and project-based rental assistance participants; recent awards include a project grant for January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, and a prior award for January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

Award activity has remained steady at three awards per year over the past five years, with combined dollars obligated across all source awards totaling $58.8 million. Three awards face completion within the next twenty-four months. Chelsea Housing Authority's federal footprint represents routine formula grant administration under the Public Housing Act rather than competitive procurement; the Authority functions as a pass-through recipient managing federal subsidies for its public housing portfolio serving elderly residents and families with children in the Chelsea market.