Hagerstown Housing Authority

Hagerstown Housing Authority, a not-for-profit public housing agency based in Hagerstown, Maryland, receives federal grant funding exclusively from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain affordable housing serving low-income residents. The Authority operates as a grant recipient (100% of awards are prime grants; no contracting vehicle participation or subcontractor role).

Hagerstown Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula and project grants supporting public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident economic mobility programs. The Authority holds three distinct active grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides annual operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses including property management, maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Multiple Operating Fund allocations awarded January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2031 carry individual amounts ranging from $210,753 to $483,470; additional Operating Fund awards from January 2024 through December 2030 similarly support operational sustainability. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) awards formula-based grants for capital and modernization activities; the Authority received a $3.165 million allocation effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030 for housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, emergency repairs, and development activities that add to or reconfigure the public housing inventory. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits for employment and economic mobility services; a $336,189 project grant awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 supports FSS coordinators who enroll families, develop individualized training and services plans, establish partnerships with local employers and community providers, and facilitate family engagement in self-sufficiency activities, with minimum participation requirements of 25 families per funded coordinator position.

The Authority's customer concentration is absolute — all 214 awards recorded across the past several years come from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which operates the three grant programs above on a nationwide scale serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities and nearly one million public housing units. Activity has remained steady at 11 to 12 awards per year from 2022 through 2026. Eleven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, with completion dates spanning 2025 and 2026, representing recompete timing for renewal of annual Operating Fund and FSS Program allocations. The Authority receives no contract-based federal funding and does not sit on GWACs, IDIQs, or schedule vehicles; its mission is program administration and housing asset stewardship within the HUD public housing system rather than procurement or service delivery on behalf of federal customers.