City Of Liberal

City Of Liberal, doing business as Liberal Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Liberal, Kansas, that receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, maintenance, capital improvements, and modernization activities. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grants) with no federal contract prime or subcontractor footprint, and no SBA set-aside eligibility as a government entity.

Liberal Housing Authority's entire award portfolio — 39 grants spanning nearly twenty years with 7.1 million dollars obligated across all awards — flows from a single customer: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority receives recurring formula grants under two core programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA not specified in source, supporting day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872, supporting public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and capital infrastructure). Representative recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant for $153,659 effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; two Public Housing Operating Fund grants awarded April 20, 2026 with completion dates of December 31, 2029 and December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund award dated May 6, 2024 with completion through May 5, 2028. The authority receives grants on annual or multi-year cycles reflecting HUD's formula-based allocation methodology tied to the authority's public housing inventory characteristics, approved five-year action plans, and eligible emergency or disaster-recovery work.

Activity has remained steady at two awards annually from 2022 through 2025, with four awards recorded in 2026. Two grants reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face routine recompete in the HUD funding cycle. Liberal Housing Authority is a subsidiary entity under the parent City Of Liberal municipal government structure.