Community Development Authority

Community Development Authority of Marshfield, Wisconsin, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority that receives federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.872, Public Housing Capital Fund; CFDA 14.873, Public Housing Operating Fund) to fund capital improvements, modernization, development, management activities, and day-to-day operational expenses for public housing serving low-income residents in the Marshfield area.

Community Development Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient — 100% of its federal award footprint consists of direct prime grants from HUD with no subcontracting or teaming arrangements. The agency's customer concentration is absolute: all forty awards over the past two decades derive from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The award structure reflects formula-based allocation rather than competitive application; funding is calculated using characteristics of the public housing inventory and distributed across approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide.

The agency currently holds multiple overlapping Public Housing Capital Fund and Public Housing Operating Fund grants spanning 2022 through 2032. Recent awards include a $565,046 formula capital grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, supporting public housing modernization, development, management improvements, infrastructure upgrades, and emergency repairs; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, covering routine and preventative maintenance, management and operations, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service; and earlier capital and operating fund grants running through 2028 and 2029. Over the past five years, activity has been consistent at two awards per year, with combined dollars obligated across the full forty-award portfolio totaling $10.2 million. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, marking the primary recompete and recertification window for formula funding renewal. Community Development Authority administers these federal funds directly without utilizing subcontractors, ensuring that capital and operating resources directly support safe, decent, and sanitary housing for vulnerable populations including elderly residents and families with children in the Marshfield public housing inventory.