Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative Inc.

Cookson Hills Housing Authority, the housing division of Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative Inc., is a tax-exempt nonprofit public housing agency operating in McCurtain, Oklahoma, that receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements. The organization acts exclusively as a prime recipient under HUD formula grant programs and does not bid on federal contracts or hold seats on contract vehicles.

Cookson Hills Housing Authority's federal footprint is entirely concentrated in two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.879) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Recent awards include a $108,673 Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with a performance period through March 31, 2030, dedicated to public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and infrastructure enhancements in its service jurisdiction. The organization has also received Operating Fund awards funding day-to-day operational expenses, routine maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants, per 24 CFR Part 905, support construction, acquisition, reconfiguration of public housing units, financing activities including debt service, and energy efficiency upgrades where specified in an approved five-year action plan or approved for emergency or disaster work. The authority receives no sub-recipients under these awards and maintains full responsibility for capital and operating fund activities within its jurisdiction.

The organization has received 40 awards across both programs since 2006, with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office representing 100% of federal customer concentration. Activity has remained consistently modest — two awards annually across the past five years — with combined dollars obligated across the full award history at $3 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete action. Cookson Hills Housing Authority operates as a community development corporation serving low-income residents in southeastern Oklahoma, having been formally established since 2009, and remains focused exclusively on public housing stewardship rather than federal contractor or consulting roles.