Eau Claire County Housing Authority

Eau Claire County Housing Authority, a local housing authority based in Altoona, Wisconsin, receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a prime recipient to operate and modernize public housing, with no federal contracts or sub-award activity.

The authority is a U.S. government entity structured as a county housing authority operating under HUD's public housing framework. Its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based and exclusively HUD-sourced — all 46 awards in the source data are prime grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with zero subcontract or sub-grant involvement.

The grant portfolio spans three HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (PH OPFUND) — a formula grant program providing operating subsidies for day-to-day public housing expenses including management, maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, and resident services — represents the largest and most persistent funding stream. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP) — a formula grant for capital and modernization activities including development, unit acquisition, and significant reconfiguration of the authority's inventory — appears across multiple awards with completion dates ranging through 2029. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) — a project grant funding FSS coordinator salaries and fringe to support resident employment and self-sufficiency services — constitutes periodic additional support. Recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029), a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2025 (completion December 31, 2031), and a Family Self-Sufficiency Program grant awarded January 1, 2026 (completion December 31, 2026).

Activity has remained steady at two to three awards per year over the past five years, with three grants reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (recompete window). Combined dollars obligated across all forty-six awards total $1.8 million. The authority serves a single customer agency — HUD Public and Indian Housing Office — reflecting its regulatory status as a direct recipient of federal public housing assistance rather than a competitive contractor or vendor.