Cranston Housing Authority

Cranston Housing Authority, a U.S. municipal housing authority based in Cranston, Rhode Island, acts exclusively as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no federal contract work or subcontractor engagements in the source data. The Authority operates as a formula-grant recipient across two primary HUD grant programs serving low-income residents, elderly individuals, and persons with disabilities in its public housing portfolio.

The Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants under two HUD vehicles: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating Fund awards support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Representative 2026 Operating Fund awards include $210,878 (effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), $101,205 (same period), $234,155 (same period), and $149,250 (same period). Capital Fund awards finance public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and infrastructure repairs including energy efficiency upgrades. A $1,610,506 Capital Fund award (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) and a $779,000 Capital Fund award (May 13, 2025 through May 12, 2029) are representative recent allocations. Earlier Capital Fund awards include a $642,454 allocation (May 6, 2024 through May 5, 2028) and a $568,000 allocation (February 17, 2023 through February 16, 2027).

All 112 awards in the source span 2022 through 2026 and flow entirely from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The Authority receives six awards annually on a consistent basis, with combined dollars obligated totaling $49.1 million across the full dataset. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the Authority's recompete exposure window. The Authority has no federal contract vehicles, no GSA Schedule or GWAC participation, and no subcontractor relationships in the federal award footprint; it operates as a direct recipient only under HUD's formula-grant allocation methodology, which distributes funding to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide based on established formulas reflecting public housing inventory characteristics such as unit counts and building age rather than through competitive application.