Traverse City Housing Commission

Traverse City Housing Commission, a municipal housing authority and child entity of the City of Traverse City, Michigan, receives federal formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a prime recipient (100% of recent awards). The Commission operates as a public housing agency under the 1937 Housing Act, administering public housing capital improvements, operating subsidies, and resident self-sufficiency programs for low-income residents in the Traverse City area.

Traverse City Housing Commission's federal grant footprint is entirely concentrated with HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office across three core program streams. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula grants for modernization, infrastructure improvements, and emergency repairs to the Commission's public housing portfolio; recent awards include a $260,234 capital grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and an earlier capital award dated May 6, 2024 through May 5, 2028. The Public Housing Operating Fund supplies annual operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses, maintenance, security, energy costs, and resident supportive services; the Commission holds an operating fund award running January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program funds FSS coordinator positions to serve enrolled residents; recent awards include project grants dated January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 and January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 for coordinator salaries and fringe benefits. All awards flow directly to Traverse City Housing Commission as prime recipient; the Commission receives no federal contracts, participates in no IDVs or GWACs, and has no sub-award activity.

Grant activity has remained steady at two to three awards annually over the past five years (2022 through 2026), with combined dollars obligated across all federal awards reaching $9.1 million. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require renewal or recompete. As a local government entity and public housing authority, Traverse City Housing Commission holds no SBA designations and competes only in its statutory role as a Housing Act grantee — there is no contract prime footprint, no vehicle positioning, and no private-sector teaming or subcontracting activity.