Columbia Housing Authority

Columbia Housing Authority, a U.S. government entity and local public housing authority headquartered in Columbia, Kentucky, operates as a recipient of federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing capital improvements, modernization, and day-to-day operating expenses. The authority does not compete for federal contracts; it receives statutory allocations under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and Public Housing Operating Fund programs.

Columbia Housing Authority's entire federal footprint — 43 awards across the past several years — derives from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office as the sole customer agency. The authority acts as a prime recipient on all awards; there are no subcontract or sub-grant relationships. Award activity has been consistent, averaging two grants per year from 2022 through 2026. The two most recent awards are a $265,584 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, and a Public Housing Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032. Prior awards include Public Housing Capital Fund grants dated May 13, 2025 (completion May 12, 2029), May 6, 2024 (completion May 5, 2028), February 17, 2023 (completion February 16, 2027), and May 12, 2022 (completion May 11, 2026), alongside parallel Operating Fund grants covering fiscal years 2022 through 2026. Combined dollars obligated across the portfolio total $6.9 million.

The authority's grant activities center on public housing modernization, development, emergency repairs, management improvements, facility upgrades, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Eligible uses include construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency enhancements, and debt service for mixed-finance developments, with all work specified in the authority's five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, triggering recompete or renewal processing during that window. As a local government entity, Columbia Housing Authority competes under no SBA set-aside categories and holds no private-sector contracting certifications.