Community Development Authority

Community Development Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin, acts as a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements for low-income residents in the Wausau area. The Authority does not hold federal contracts or compete for procurements; its federal footprint consists entirely of formula grant funding under two HUD programs spanning operations and capital development.

The Authority's grant portfolio is narrowly concentrated. All 38 awards in recent activity derive from a single customer—the HUD Public and Indian Housing Office—representing 100% of the Authority's federal funding. The Authority operates under two recurring federal grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.874), which provides operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance, management, and administrative expenses associated with public housing operations; and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which supports capital modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and development activities that expand or reconfigure the public housing inventory. Recent representative awards include an operating fund formula grant effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2031, covering management, routine maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, and resident supportive services; a capital fund grant awarded May 6, 2024, through May 5, 2028, supporting eligible capital activities under the Authority's 5-Year Action Plan; and a capital fund grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, for $108,322 supporting modernization and infrastructure improvements. All grants require compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and HUD inventory tracking in the Information Management System.

Activity has remained flat at two awards per year from 2022 through 2026, with combined dollars obligated across all 38 awards totaling $5.7 million. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. As a government entity, the Authority does not engage subcontractors and carries no sub-award activity.