Housing Authority Of The City Of Camden

Housing Authority Of The City Of Camden, doing business as Hacc, is a U.S. local government entity—a city housing authority—that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with no federal contracting footprint and no subcontracting relationships in its recorded award portfolio.

Hacc's federal activity centers entirely on HUD formula grants and project grants supporting public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident services in Camden, New Jersey. The organization received $312.8 million in combined federal dollars across 384 prime grants since 2001, with recent annual award volume holding steady at 17–21 grants per year. Nearly all funding (378 of 384 awards, 100% of dollars) flows from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office; the remaining six awards come from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and HUD's Community Planning and Development office. Hacc acts as the grant recipient and operator; it does not serve as a subrecipient, and the source indicates no sub-award activity across its federal footprint.

The bulk of Hacc's HUD portfolio divides among three formula grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) funds day-to-day operational expenses—property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative implementation—across multiple awards obligating roughly $200 million combined. Recent Operating Fund grants from 2025–2026 include awards of $995,447 (August 2026), $785,861 (January 2026), and fifteen additional operating-fund tranches across the same period, each covering distinct property portfolios or cost categories and running through 2030–2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports housing modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements; a $2.934 million award from April 2026 funds capital work through March 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.879) funds FSS coordinator salaries for resident employment and self-sufficiency services; awards span January 2022 through December 2026.

Hacc also holds project-grant awards for mixed-income redevelopment. A Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant awarded in April 2023 (ultimate completion September 2028) supports replacement of the Ablett Village distressed public housing site with approximately 425 new mixed-income units, including 306 replacement public housing units, and addresses funding gaps from COVID-related construction cost and supply-chain disruptions. A supplemental Choice Neighborhoods award from July 2024 (completion September 2029) continues that effort. These represent the most dollar-significant and outcome-focused elements of Hacc's federal portfolio beyond routine operations and maintenance.

Over the next twenty-four months, twenty-two of Hacc's grant awards reach ultimate completion dates, creating renewal and recompete cycles within the operating fund, capital fund, and FSS programs. All activity is centered on serving lower-income public housing residents in Camden, with place of performance at the Camden, New Jersey address (2021 Watson Street, Camden, NJ 08105) across Hacc's operational footprint.