Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority

Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority, a local government housing authority operating as a recipient of federal housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, administers public housing and homelessness-prevention programs serving low-income residents in Newark, Ohio and Licking County. The authority is a child entity of Licking County government and operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contract footprint—all 82 recent awards are federal grants issued directly to the authority by HUD.

The authority's federal grant portfolio is entirely concentrated within HUD, split evenly between two HUD offices: the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (42 awards, 51% of recent activity) and the Public and Indian Housing Office (40 awards, 49%). The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awards fund homelessness-prevention and rapid-rehousing work through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which provides project grants enabling the authority to deliver case management, rental assistance, and stabilization services to homeless individuals and families. Recent CoC awards include a $415,970 project grant (May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025) and subsequent annual awards spanning December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025 and May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. The Public and Indian Housing Office awards comprise formula grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) for modernization, infrastructure, emergency repairs, and energy-efficiency upgrades to public housing inventory, and the Public Housing Operating Fund (formula grant) for day-to-day operations and maintenance. Representative Capital Fund awards include a $144,221 formula grant (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) and prior-year allocations running through 2027 and 2029; the Operating Fund provides ongoing support extending through December 31, 2031.

Award volume has remained stable at four to five grants annually over the past five years, with 3 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all 82 awards total $12.6 million. All expenditures comply with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and HUD program regulations, with the authority maintaining inventory documentation and budget records for independent auditor review. The authority operates within the broader public housing system serving approximately one million units nationally across 2,770 Public Housing Agencies.