Housing And Redevelopment Authority Of Douglas County

Housing And Redevelopment Authority Of Douglas County (operating as Douglas CO. HRA), a county-level government housing authority headquartered in Alexandria, Minnesota, is a federal grant recipient that administers public housing operations and rural housing preservation programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The organization operates exclusively as a prime recipient on formula grants and project grants; it holds no federal contracts and does not subcontract.

Douglas CO. HRA's federal footprint centers on HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development accounts for 38 of the organization's 46 total awards (83% of volume) through three recurring formula grant vehicles: the Public Housing Operating Fund (which funds day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administration), the Public Housing Capital Fund (which funds public housing modernization, development, and management improvements under 24 CFR Part 905), and the Public and Indian Housing general formula grant program. Representative HUD awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant issued May 13, 2025, running through May 12, 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant issued January 1, 2025, running through December 31, 2031; and a Public Housing Capital Fund award issued February 17, 2023, completing February 16, 2027. The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service provides supplemental funding through the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433), which supports home rehabilitation and repairs for very low- and low-income rural residents. Douglas CO. HRA received a $146,500 Rural Housing Preservation Grants project grant in July 2023 and holds subsequent awards in this program issued August 29, 2026, and January 8, 2027, each supporting housing preservation for eligible rural homeowners and rental property owners in Minnesota.

Over the past five years, award volume has remained modest and stable — between one and three awards per year from 2023 through 2027 — with a combined dollars obligated across all forty-six awards of $2.5 million. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating modest recompete exposure. Douglas CO. HRA operates entirely within the HUD and USDA grant ecosystem and does not engage in federal contracting or competitive procurement vehicles.