Chicago Housing Authority

Chicago Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Chicago, Illinois, receives federal grant funding as a recipient—not a contractor—from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (PHO) and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) to operate and modernize public housing serving low-income residents across the Chicago metropolitan area. CHA holds no federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; all 123 awards in its federal footprint are grants, with 100% positioned as prime recipient awards carrying no sub-recipient component.

CHA's grant portfolio concentrates overwhelmingly in HUD PHO programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office funds 97 of 123 awards (79% of total count), anchored by three recurring formula grants that define CHA's operational and capital foundation. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides $80.56 million through December 31, 2032, to cover day-to-day operations, property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security, energy management, resident supportive services, and administrative costs for approximately 902,436 public housing units serving roughly 1.59 million residents. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) delivers $57.86 million through March 31, 2030, for capital modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, emergency repairs, and management improvements across CHA's inventory. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds FSS Coordinator positions with salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services to families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher properties, with most recent award of $1.396 million covering 2026 calendar year. CHA also receives ongoing awards under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative, which supports employment and economic advancement programming for public housing residents. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 21 awards, predominantly congressional directed spending under the Economic Development Initiative program, including two project grants awarded August 13, 2024, with completion dates through August 31, 2032. A single Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant from the Federal Communications Commission (awarded May 31, 2023) funds awareness and enrollment support for the Affordable Connectivity Program among eligible low-income households.

Recent activity is steady but modest in volume—4 awards in 2023, 5 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 3 through April 2026—characteristic of a formula-grant recipient following HUD's annual appropriation cycles rather than competing for discrete procurements. Twelve awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing renewal and recompete timing across PHO and CPD programs. CHA's federal footprint reflects its statutory role as a public housing agency managing HUD's formula-driven subsidy and capital allocation streams for low-income housing; the absence of contracts signals that CHA functions as a direct service delivery entity operating federal housing programs rather than as a vendor procuring goods or services for federal agencies.