Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), based in Cleveland, Ohio, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority that receives federal grant funding from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities across the Cuyahoga County metropolitan area. CMHA operates as a prime grant recipient, with 469 of its 473 total federal awards structured as direct grants rather than contracts or subcontract arrangements.

CMHA's federal footprint centers entirely on three core HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the portfolio, funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for CMHA's public housing dwellings through formula-based allocations that support property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. Multiple operating fund awards obligated in 2026 run through December 2032, with individual allocations ranging from $116,000 to $3.36 million. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides capital and modernization funding for CMHA's housing portfolio, including a $14.19 million four-year formula grant awarded April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, and supplemental awards for emergency safety and security improvements such as a $250,000 award in September 2025 addressing crime and drug-related capital needs. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds FSS Program Coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs; CMHA received $486,940 for this program in January 2026. Beyond these core programs, CMHA has received project grants for community development initiatives, including a Choice Neighborhoods Supplemental Grant for the Woodhill Homes distressed housing redevelopment in Cleveland (awarded July 2024, completion September 2029) and a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative grant (awarded June 2023, completion May 2026).

HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 455 of 467 prime awards (97% coverage), with the remaining activity split between HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (13 awards), the Department of Labor, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Annual award volume has remained steady at 23–30 awards per year across the past five years, with 51 awards completing within the next twenty-four months. Total federal dollars obligated across all awards reach approximately $1.42 billion. Four sub-awards are present in the portfolio, tied to Emergency Rental Assistance pass-throughs and a sub-award from the Ohio Department of Public Safety Emergency Management Agency for disaster-related Cuyahoga County accounting.