Housing Authority City Of Bristol

Housing Authority City Of Bristol, a U.S. local government housing authority located in Bristol, Connecticut, receives federal grants as a direct recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident services — performing 99% of its federal work as a prime grant recipient rather than as a contractor or subcontractor.

The authority's federal footprint centers entirely on HUD formula grants and project grants under three statutory programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the activity, funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation costs. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) finances capital and management activities including modernization, development, infrastructure upgrades, and emergency repairs for the Bristol public housing portfolio. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to support residents' employment and self-sufficiency goals. Recent representative awards include a $1.2 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded May 15, 2026, running through May 14, 2028; multiple Public Housing Operating Fund awards totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars each, with periods of performance extending through 2032; and a $101,103 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant awarded January 1, 2026, for coordinator positions serving at least 25 participating families. All awards are distributed by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office on a formula basis under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended; the authority receives no competitive solicitations and does not hold contracting vehicles or IDVs.

The housing authority's sole federal customer is HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 102 of 103 total awards. A single sub-award to the authority from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (February 18, 2023) covered reimbursement for administrative costs and represents less than one percent of the federal footprint. The authority has worked continuously with HUD since at least 2006, with recent activity showing five awards in 2022 and 2025, six awards in 2023 and 2024, and nine awards in 2026 through mid-May. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $70.2 million. Seven awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months face potential recompete or renewal, though formula grant recipients typically receive annual allocations on a non-competitive, entitlement basis as long as they maintain compliance with HUD oversight and auditing requirements under 2 CFR 200. The authority maintains IMS/PIC Capital Fund certifications and submits annual inventory information to HUD to support formula calculations.