Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Housing & Redevelopment Authority Luverne HRA Division, doing business as Blue Mound Tower, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Luverne, Minnesota that receives federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a formula-grant recipient under two flagship HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The entity does not pursue federal contracts and operates exclusively as a recipient of HUD formula grants, which account for 100% of its recent federal funding activity.

Blue Mound Tower's grant portfolio reflects the operational and capital needs of a small public housing authority. Recent awards include a $155,555 Public Housing Capital Fund grant (April 2026 through March 2030) supporting capital and management activities including public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, equipment and systems upgrades, energy efficiency enhancements, and emergency repairs aligned with the agency's approved 5-year action plan; a $105,562 Public Housing Operating Fund award (January 2026 through December 2032) for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation; and a prior-year Public Housing Capital Fund award (May 2024 through May 2028) under the same capital modernization framework. The Public Housing Capital Fund program allocates resources to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide through formula allocation based on unit counts, building age, and construction costs rather than competitive solicitation. The Public Housing Operating Fund is a $5 billion national program serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities and 902,436 public housing households, with 44% elderly and 35% residents with children.

Blue Mound Tower's award activity has remained flat at two awards per year across the 2022–2026 period, with a combined dollars obligated of $5.6 million across forty total awards since 2006. The entity serves a single federal customer — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — and holds no federal contract prime awardee status or contract vehicles. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the entity's recompete horizon within HUD's formula-grant framework. All funding activity is concentrated in HUD housing programs serving vulnerable populations in Luverne's public housing inventory.