Columbus Housing Authority

Columbus Housing Authority, doing business as Countryside Acres, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Columbus, Kansas, that receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer public housing operations and capital improvements. The entity operates exclusively as a grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Columbus Housing Authority is the sole recipient of all 36 awards in its federal footprint, which span two primary HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (established under Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937) provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, management costs, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP), authorized by the 1998 Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act, funds modernization, development, and capital improvements to the housing authority's public housing inventory. Representative awards include a Public Housing Operating Fund recipient grant awarded January 1, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2032; a Public Housing Capital Fund recipient grant awarded May 13, 2025, completing May 12, 2029; and a Public Housing Capital Fund recipient grant awarded May 6, 2024, completing May 5, 2028. Additional operating and capital fund awards span grant periods from 2022 through 2026, with completion dates extending to 2032.

Columbus Housing Authority's activity profile shows consistent annual recipient status: two awards per year across the five-year lookback (2022–2026). The combined dollars obligated across all 36 awards total $2 million. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing the sole recompete exposure window in the near term. The entity's customer concentration is absolute — 100% of awards derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. Columbus Housing Authority operates as a pure grant recipient with no subcontract work, no prime contract footprint, and no participation in government-wide vehicles or BPAs. Its role is limited to administering federal formula grant funding for public housing operations and capital improvements within its service area.