City Of Phoenix

The City of Phoenix Housing Department, a U.S. local government entity operating as a division of the City of Phoenix, receives federal grants as a prime recipient focused on public housing operations, capital improvements, family economic mobility, and fair housing enforcement serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Department operates exclusively in the grant space (100% of awards are prime grants with no subrecipient activity) and does not compete for federal contracts.

The Department's federal footprint is heavily concentrated with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 267 of the 309 total federal awards in recent years, with the HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding 18 awards, and the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funding 17 awards. Three awards come from HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, and one from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. This concentration reflects the Department's core role as a Public Housing Agency (PHA) within HUD's statutory funding framework.

The Department's grant portfolio centers on four primary federal programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) represents the largest share of recent awards, providing formula grants that support day-to-day operations, maintenance, property management, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative implementation. Public Housing Capital Fund grants (CFDA 14.872) support capital modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and mixed-finance development. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits for employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher properties, with programs designed to serve minimum participation thresholds (at least 25 families per funded coordinator position). The Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401) funds fair housing enforcement, including discrimination complaint investigation, processing, and community education activities. Representative recent awards include a $2.81 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (April 2026 through March 2030), a $475,260 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (January through December 2026), multiple Public Housing Operating Fund allocations ranging from $116,601 to $783,361 (January 2025 through December 2032), and a $173,460 Fair Housing Assistance Program grant (October 2025 through September 2026). The Department also received a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant to develop approximately 1,169 new mixed-income units on the sites of three distressed public housing complexes (A.L. Krohn Homes, Frank Luke Homes, and Sidney P. Osborn Homes), with supplemental funding awarded in July 2024 to address pandemic-related construction cost increases.

Activity has remained stable at 13–18 awards per year over the past five years, with 309 total awards obligating $379.9 million in combined federal dollars. Twenty awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Department operates as a single award recipient with no subcontracting or subrecipient pass-through arrangements; all federal funds flow directly to City of Phoenix Housing Department operations. The Department's parent entity is the City of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Department. Compliance with 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and HUD Information Management System reporting requirements governs all awards.