Housing Authority Borough Of Carteret

Housing Authority Borough Of Carteret (doing business as Carteret Housing Authority), a U.S. local government housing authority based in Carteret, New Jersey, receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to administer public housing capital and operating programs serving low-income residents.

The Carteret Housing Authority operates as a prime recipient of federal grants rather than a contractor. Its federal footprint consists almost exclusively of HUD formula grants under two programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development of public housing units; and the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.887), which funds day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, management, and resident supportive services. The Authority holds 56 prime grant awards and one sub-grant award across HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, representing $21 million in combined federal obligations since 2006.

Recent grant activity includes a $169,779 formula grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, supporting capital and management activities for public housing modernization and infrastructure improvements in Carteret. Prior awards include Public Housing Capital Fund grants dated May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029), May 6, 2024 (completion May 5, 2028), and February 17, 2023 (completion February 16, 2027), alongside Public Housing Operating Fund formula grants dated January 1, 2025 (completion December 31, 2031), January 1, 2024 (completion December 31, 2030), and January 1, 2023 (completion December 31, 2029). All expenditures under these awards must align with the Authority's approved five-year action plan or receive HUD approval for emergency work, with full compliance required under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements. The Authority also received one sub-grant award from the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety (February 6, 2023) for disaster relief and the COVID Crisis Counseling Program.

The Authority's customer base is concentrated exclusively in HUD — 56 of 57 awards are from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. Activity has declined from a peak of three to four awards per year in 2022–2023 to one to two awards per year in 2024–2026, a typical pattern for formula-grant recipients receiving annual allocations. Three awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require reallocation or reauthorization in the standard HUD formula-grant renewal cycle. The Authority competes exclusively within HUD's federal grant framework rather than federal contracting or set-aside vehicles.