Franklin Township Housing Authority

Franklin Township Housing Authority receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a formula grant recipient under two primary programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.873) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). This is a U.S. local government entity—a Housing Authority operating as a public agency—and does not compete for federal contracts; it receives non-competitive formula allocations based on its public housing inventory characteristics and operational needs.

The authority's federal funding footprint is exclusively from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which has awarded 76 formula grants totaling $7.8 million obligated across the source data period. Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational expenses, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Capital Fund grants support public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development or acquisition of additional public housing units, with expenditures constrained to activities in the authority's five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work.

Recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant of $135,898 effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants dated January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund award dated May 13, 2025 with ultimate completion May 12, 2029. The authority has received consistent annual allocations of four awards per year for the past five years. Four awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will cycle into new formula allocations as HUD renews its annual operating and capital fund distributions. The authority's Somerset, New Jersey location serves low-income residents in Franklin Township through its public housing inventory managed under the Housing Act of 1937 and its implementing regulations (24 CFR Part 905).