Housing And Redevelopment Authority Of The City Of Blue Earth

Housing And Redevelopment Authority Of The City Of Blue Earth (doing business as H R A Blue Earth) is a U.S. local government entity — specifically, a city housing authority — based in Blue Earth, Minnesota, that acts as a prime recipient of federal housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The entity does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two formula-grant programs.

H R A Blue Earth receives operating and capital funding through the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.839) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The Operating Fund provides subsidies to support day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, security, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative implementation at the authority's public housing inventory. The Capital Fund supports public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and related activities including construction and acquisition of additional units, all described in 24 CFR Part 905 and subject to HUD-approved 5-Year Action Plans or HUD approval for emergency work. Recent representative awards include a $115,425 Capital Fund grant dated April 1, 2026 (ultimate completion March 31, 2030), an Operating Fund grant dated August 3, 2026 (ultimate completion December 31, 2030), and a Capital Fund grant dated May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029). The authority has received 43 total awards — all prime grants, zero subrecipient awards — with combined dollars obligated of $3.9 million across funding dating to 2006.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of awards originate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. Award frequency has declined over the measurement period (four awards in 2022, declining to two per year in 2023–2025, with three in 2026 year-to-date). Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting a renewal or recompete window for HUD's formula-grant administration. H R A Blue Earth's federal footprint is narrowly scoped to housing authority grant administration; the entity does not pursue or hold commercial contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or any vehicle-based work.