Somerset City

Housing Authority Of Somerset, the housing division of the City of Somerset, Kentucky, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund public housing capital improvements and day-to-day operations serving low-income residents in Somerset. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two HUD programs and does not compete for federal contracts or serve as a subcontractor.

The authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two program streams: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850). Capital grants support public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and management improvements aligned with the authority's 5-Year Action Plan. Operating grants fund day-to-day management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses required under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. Recent awards include a $679,757 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a $157,625 Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; and earlier Capital Fund awards dated May 13, 2025 (through May 12, 2029) and May 6, 2024 (through May 5, 2028). The authority also received multiple Operating Fund grants with completion dates ranging through 2028–2031.

The authority has received 83 federal awards in the source data, with 51 awards (65% of the count) from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and three awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration. Activity has remained sparse and flat — two awards in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026. Combined potential value across all awards is $29 thousand, though $18.5 million has been obligated to date (reflecting the actual scale of HUD operating and capital funding versus the source's recorded potential-value figures). Four awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The Housing Authority Of Somerset is structurally a child entity of the City of Somerset and operates within the public housing governance and funding framework established for approximately 2,770 Public Housing Agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.