Fort Gaines Housing Authority

Fort Gaines Housing Authority, a local government housing authority based in Fort Gaines, Georgia, receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operating expenses, capital improvements, modernization, and development activities under the Public Housing Operating Fund and Public Housing Capital Fund programs. As a grant recipient (100% of recent awards), Fort Gaines Housing Authority does not compete for federal contracts and maintains no federal contract prime awardees or subcontractor roles.

Fort Gaines Housing Authority's federal footprint is confined to a single customer agency and two recurring grant programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office has issued 35 awards spanning two decades, with all recent activity concentrated in annual or multi-year formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The Operating Fund grants, issued January 1, 2025 (ultimate completion December 31, 2031) and January 1, 2026 (ultimate completion December 31, 2032), fund day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Capital Fund grants—most recently awarded May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029) and April 1, 2026 (ultimate completion March 31, 2030)—support public housing development, modernization, management improvements, and capital improvements to the agency's housing inventory. Combined dollars obligated across all 35 awards total $2.8 million, reflecting the modest scale of this small-authority operation.

Activity has remained flat at approximately two awards per year across the past five years (2022–2026). Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete cycles aligned with HUD's annual and multi-year grant renewal processes. Fort Gaines Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient, with no federal contracting footprint, no teaming relationships, and no exposure to commercial contracting vehicles. The entity functions as a pass-through recipient of HUD formula allocations for the administration and capital maintenance of its public housing portfolio.