City Of Downs

Downs Housing Authority Centenial Village, a division of the City of Downs, Kansas, receives federal operating and capital grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to administer public housing operations and modernization. The entity operates as a non-profit government organization (a subdivision of the City of Downs City Hall) and receives 100% of its federal funding from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office through formula grants; it does not compete for federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles.

Downs Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grant awards under two core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund provides ongoing operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative and program implementation costs. The Public Housing Capital Fund finances capital improvements, public housing modernization, development, and management improvements, with eligible activities drawn from 24 CFR Part 905 and either specified in the authority's approved five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency or disaster-recovery work. Recent 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, running through March 31, 2030; and a Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025, with completion May 12, 2029.

Activity remains stable at approximately two awards per year across the five-year period 2022–2026, with combined dollars obligated across all 38 awards totaling $2.2 million. The authority faces no meaningful recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months, with only two awards reaching ultimate completion in that window. Downs Housing Authority serves a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — and operates as a direct recipient of formula grant funding rather than as a competitive bidder or subcontractor on federal contracts. The authority is a child entity of Downs City Hall, a U.S. local government entity headquartered at 715 Railroad Street in Downs, Kansas.