Cortland Housing Authority

Cortland Housing Authority, doing business as Senior Citizens Apartments, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Cortland, New York, that operates as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under federal formula-grant programs for public housing operations and capital improvements.

Cortland Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula grants with no federal contract activity. The authority receives recurring awards under two primary grant vehicles: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation; and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and capital activity for the authority's portfolio. Recent representative awards include a $231,740 Public Housing Operating Fund grant (January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032), a $215,588 Public Housing Operating Fund grant (January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032), and a $1,218,280 Public Housing Capital Fund grant (April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030). The authority also holds an emergency safety and security grant from the Public and Indian Housing Office with ultimate completion on August 2, 2028, supporting capital needs for safety and security measures in response to crime and drug-related activity within its portfolio.

Customer concentration is absolute — the Department of Housing and Urban Development accounts for 100% of the authority's 59 recent awards, representing $26.5 million in combined obligated dollars. The authority has no federal contract prime or subcontract activity and does not sit on any federal contract vehicles, GWACs, or BPAs. Activity has remained steady at roughly three awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with five awards recorded in 2026. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating renewal and recompete deadlines in that window. The authority serves low-income, elderly, and disabled residents in Cortland, New York through its Senior Citizens Apartments operating entity under standard HUD formula-grant allocation mechanisms that require no competitive application but mandate accurate inventory data maintenance and annual certifications.