Gloucester Housing Authority

Gloucester Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and municipal housing authority based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is a recipient of federal formula and project grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, performing public housing operations, capital improvements, and family economic mobility services for low-income residents. As a local government agency rather than a commercial vendor, Gloucester Housing Authority does not hold federal contracts and receives no federal contract IDVs, BPAs, or GWACs; all federal funding arrives through HUD grant programs.

Gloucester Housing Authority operates exclusively as a prime recipient under three recurring HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides annual operational and maintenance subsidies covering day-to-day expenses, preventative maintenance, security, energy costs, resident services, and administrative overhead for the authority's public housing stock serving low-income families and elderly residents. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) furnishes formula grants for modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and emergency repairs to public housing units, with the authority's most recent four-year allocation of $295,802 running from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services; the authority's current project grant of $100,737 runs through December 31, 2026, covering FSS coordinators who enroll families, develop individualized training and services plans, and establish partnerships with community employers and service providers. Gloucester Housing Authority also received one-time Emergency Safety and Security funding (awarded June 20, 2024) for capital safety and security needs.

The authority's federal funding stream is entirely concentrated within HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (58 of 60 total awards), with two ancillary awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Over the past five years, annual award volume has remained flat at three to four per year. Five awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete windows for formula-grant renewals under the operating fund and capital fund programs. Combined obligated dollars across all grants total $19.5 million, reflecting the authority's role as a steward of federal housing assistance rather than a federal service contractor. As a government entity, Gloucester Housing Authority holds no commercial certifications, competes in no set-aside categories, and subcontracts no work; it functions as an administrator of federal housing programs serving approximately 1,590,321 public housing residents across nearly one million housing units nationwide, according to HUD program documentation.