Clarinda Low Rent Housing Agency

Clarinda Low Rent Housing Agency, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Clarinda, Iowa, receives formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements serving low-income residents. The agency operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of its federal award footprint) with no prime or subcontractor positions on federal contracts; all forty awards in the source data are federal grant awards administered directly by HUD.

The agency's federal funding comes through two primary HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA unlisted in this source) provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day expenses including management, maintenance, utilities, security, resident services, insurance, and administrative costs. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, facility development, and other capital activities specified in the agency's HUD-approved five-year action plan. Both programs operate on formula-allocation bases determined by characteristics of the agency's housing inventory — unit counts, building age, and construction costs — rather than through competitive application processes. Recent awards include a $174,902 Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with completion by March 31, 2030, and a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026, with completion by December 31, 2032. The combined dollars obligated across all forty grants total $4.4 million.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 100% of awards across the entire source history. Activity has remained flat at two awards per year for the past five years (2022–2026). Four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete opportunity as the agency renews its operating and capital funding allocations with HUD. The agency operates under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and maintains inventory records in HUD's Information Management System; all expenditures must align with approved five-year action plans or qualify for emergency work authorizations.