Grand Rapids Housing Commission

Grand Rapids Housing Commission Inc. operates as a U.S. local government housing authority and federal grant recipient, not as a federal contractor. The organization receives formula grants and project grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer public housing, homelessness prevention, and economic self-sufficiency programs serving low-income residents in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Commission is structured as a municipal housing authority, classified under business type designations of U.S. Local Government, Housing Authorities Public/Tribal, and Local Government Owned. It holds no federal contract vehicles and operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a prime contractor or subcontractor on federal procurements. Across the source data spanning since 2001, the Commission has received 158 federal grant awards totaling $39.9 million obligated, with all awards flowing from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Funding concentrates entirely within HUD's two major grant-administering offices. The Public and Indian Housing Office has issued 116 awards (73% of the total) under formula grant programs including the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). Recent examples include a $199,563 formula grant for fiscal 2026–2032 under the Public Housing Operating Fund to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime activities, and resident supportive services; a $550,185 Public Housing Capital Fund award for April 2026 through March 2030 supporting modernization, infrastructure improvements, and capital development activities; and a $446,150 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant for calendar year 2026 funding FSS Coordinator salaries and employment and economic mobility services. The HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development has issued 42 awards (27% of the total) under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and homelessness prevention. Representative CoC grants include a $167,146 project award for September 2025 through August 2026 and a $159,663 project award for September 2024 through August 2025.

Award activity has declined from seven awards in 2022 to four in 2026, with six awards scheduled to reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Commission operates exclusively in Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving vulnerable populations including elderly residents (44% of public housing residents nationally) and families with children (35% nationally). All grant work is performed by the Commission as prime recipient; the source contains no subrecipient or sub-award relationships. The organization does not compete for or hold federal contracts, GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs and therefore represents a grant-funded public entity rather than a federal contractor opportunity set.