East Prairie Housing Authority

East Prairie Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in East Prairie, Missouri, receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing serving low-income residents in its jurisdiction.

East Prairie Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two HUD programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office is the sole funding source across all 39 awards in the source data, distributed across the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). As a public housing authority, East Prairie does not compete for federal contracts and has no federal contract prime or subcontractor footprint; it receives formula-allocated grant funding, not competitive procurements.

The authority's grant activity centers on two complementary programs with distinct purposes. The Public Housing Operating Fund provides annual operating subsidies to support day-to-day expenses — property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent Operating Fund awards include a $128,385 grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and a prior award covering January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031. The Public Housing Capital Fund supplies four-year grants for capital improvements, modernization, development, and infrastructure work. East Prairie received a $347,643 Capital Fund award effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and prior awards dated May 13, 2025; May 6, 2024; February 17, 2023; and May 12, 2022. Capital Fund resources are restricted to eligible activities specified in the authority's five-year action plan or HUD-approved emergency work.

Activity has remained steady at approximately two awards per year across the five-year window (2022–2026), with combined dollars obligated across all 39 awards totaling $8.3 million. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The authority's portfolio reflects the structure of HUD's nationwide Public Housing formula-grant programs, which allocate resources to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies serving nearly one million units based on PHA inventory characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs rather than through competitive selection.