Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative Inc.

Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative Inc., operating through its Cookson Hills Housing Authority Division in McCurtain, Oklahoma, is a tax-exempt, non-profit community development corporation registered with the federal government since 2009. The organization serves as a public housing agency providing critical housing services and support to low-income residents in its region. Through its federal grant awards, Cookson Hills Housing Authority operates as a prime recipient of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding, with no identified sub-contractors or sub-grant relationships in its award history.

Cookson Hills Housing Authority has received consistent formula grant funding from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office through two primary programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OpFund) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP). The Operating Fund grants, awarded annually on January 1st with performance periods extending through September 30th, provide subsidies to support day-to-day operational expenses including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative costs required under the Housing Act of 1937 and program regulations. The Capital Fund grants, awarded on rolling schedules (most recently May 13, 2025, with a $106,785 award), support public housing modernization, development, management improvements, infrastructure enhancements, and energy efficiency upgrades to ensure safe and sanitary living conditions. The organization's grant awards demonstrate a sustained commitment to serving public housing residents, with active performance periods extending through 2032, indicating ongoing federal investment in the Authority's capacity to maintain and improve housing stock and provide essential services to low-income households in southeastern Oklahoma.