Housing Authority Of Owingsville

Housing Authority Of Owingsville, a local government housing authority based in Owingsville, Kentucky, is a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, receiving formula grants for public housing capital improvements and operating expenses. The authority operates as a child entity of the City of Owingsville Inc and holds no federal contracts or contract vehicles; its entire federal award footprint consists of formula grant awards to support low-income public housing operations and modernization within its service area.

Housing Authority Of Owingsville is a U.S. Local Government entity classified as a housing authority — a public/tribal housing authority rather than a for-profit vendor or small business contractor. The organization does not compete under SBA set-asides; it qualifies for federal funding as a designated public housing agency under the Housing Act of 1937. The authority's federal role is as a prime grant recipient, not as a contractor or subcontractor.

The authority's entire federal award footprint derives from two HUD formula grant programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA not specified in source) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating funds support day-to-day operational expenses, including management, maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative costs. Capital funds support modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, construction, acquisition, emergency repairs, and management improvements to maintain public housing units in decent, safe, and sanitary condition. Representative awards include a $156,710 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and an Operating Fund grant running January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031. The authority holds 45 prime grant awards across both programs with a combined $5.8 million in obligated dollars.

All 45 awards are from a single customer agency — the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office — reflecting the formula-based nature of public housing funding, which distributes to approximately 2,770 housing authorities nationally using established formulas tied to inventory characteristics, unit counts, building age, and construction costs. Award volume has remained flat to declining in recent years: four awards in 2022, four in 2023, two in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026. Two awards are scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.