Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority

Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA), a U.S. local government housing authority operating in Sinajana, Guam, is a prime recipient of federal grants for affordable housing, public housing operations and modernization, homelessness services, and community development work. GHURA does not hold federal contracts or operate as a subcontractor; 100% of its federal footprint consists of grant awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

GHURA's funding is concentrated within HUD's two primary operating divisions. The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 169 awards (64% of the portfolio) through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG, CFDA 14.231), Community Development Block Grants for Insular Areas (CDBG, CFDA 14.219), Home Investment Partnerships (HOME, CFDA 14.239), and Housing Trust Fund (CFDA 14.248) programs. The Public and Indian Housing Office funds 93 awards (35%) through the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), and Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative. A single Rural Housing Preservation Grant award (CFDA 14.900) from the Single Family Housing Program rounds out the portfolio. Combined federal funding obligated across the entire award portfolio totals $702.1 million since 2003.

GHURA's core work centers on five capability areas. Operating-fund grants support day-to-day management and maintenance of public housing, property operations, security, energy costs, resident services, and administrative expenses across Guam's low-income housing portfolio serving elderly residents and families with children. Capital-fund awards finance public housing modernization, development of additional units, rehabilitation of existing stock, and infrastructure improvements aligned with five-year action plans. CoC and ESG grants support rapid rehousing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter operations, and HMIS implementation. HOME grants enable rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and construction, and tenant-based rental assistance to very low-income households. CDBG awards support long-term disaster recovery (including Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, CFDA 14.228) and broader community development activities serving low-income areas.

Recent representative awards include three Public Housing Operating Fund formula grants in calendar year 2026 ($625,020, $609,739, and $524,158 respectively) running through December 2032, supporting ongoing operations; a $3.316 million Public Housing Capital Fund award (CFDA 14.872) from April 2026 completing March 2030 for modernization and development; a $1.047 million HOME Investment Partnerships award (CFDA 14.239) obligated September 2025 with completion through September 2034; a $263,963 Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231) from September 2025 through September 2027 for street outreach, emergency shelter, and rapid re-housing; and multiple CoC project grants ranging from $127,600 to $408,408 for homelessness services across permanent housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive services components.

Activity has remained flat over the past five years—19 awards in 2022, 20 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 16 in 2025, and 8 awards year-to-date in 2026. Twenty-four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal. GHURA's entire federal footprint reflects formula-grant allocation mechanisms typical of territorial and local housing authority recipients; it does not compete for contracts or hold seats on government-wide vehicles. The organization operates as Guam's statutory public housing authority and community development corporation, serving as the sole local entity eligible to receive and administer these HUD formula allocations for the territory.