Columbia Housing Authority

Columbia Housing Authority, headquartered in Headland, Alabama, is a U.S. state government housing authority that receives federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer public housing operations and capital improvements. The organization operates exclusively as a formula grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no federal contracts or contracting vehicles in its portfolio.

Columbia Housing Authority's federal funding footprint consists entirely of recurring HUD formula grants across two primary programs. The organization receives Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OpFund) grants to cover day-to-day operational expenses, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The authority also receives Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP) grants to finance development, modernization, and management improvements to its public housing inventory, as well as emergency work and repairs mandated by non-presidentially declared natural disasters. Recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025, with completion on May 12, 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026, with completion on December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with completion on March 31, 2030.

The authority's federal funding concentration is entirely with HUD — 37 awards (100% of the portfolio) funnel through the Public and Indian Housing Office. All funding is received as a prime recipient; Columbia Housing Authority does not subcontract federal grant work or appear as a subrecipient under other housing authorities' awards. Activity over the past five years has remained flat at approximately two awards per year, with combined obligated dollars across the entire award history totaling $1.7 million. Two awards are scheduled to reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating routine recompete cycles consistent with HUD's annual formula grant processes. The organization's operational footprint, place of performance, and federal activity are confined to Alabama public housing administration.