Columbus Housing Authority

Columbus Housing Authority, a U.S. government entity and local housing authority headquartered in Columbus, Nebraska, is a recipient of federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and Public Housing Operating Fund programs. The authority operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient—not as a federal contractor—receiving all forty recent federal awards directly from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

Columbus Housing Authority's grant work consists of two parallel funding streams, both formula-driven allocations to support public housing operations and infrastructure in Columbus, Nebraska. Under the Public Housing Capital Fund program, the authority receives multi-year grants to fund public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and infrastructure projects including construction, facility repairs, acquisition of additional housing units, and emergency work. Representative Capital Fund awards include a $226,444 allocation effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030; a prior allocation effective May 13, 2025, through May 12, 2029; and earlier allocations dating to 2022. In parallel, the Public Housing Operating Fund program provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, management, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Recent Operating Fund awards are effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, and January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2031, with prior cycles extending back to 2022.

Customer concentration is absolute: all forty awards come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority's federal funding activity has remained flat at two awards per calendar year across the past five years (2022–2026), with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $5 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require renewal or recompete action. Columbus Housing Authority does not serve as a subcontractor on federal contracts; its entire footprint consists of prime federal grant awards managed directly with HUD.