Housing Authority City Of Elkhart

Housing Authority City Of Elkhart, doing business as Elkhart Housing Authority, operates as a U.S. government entity and local housing authority based in Elkhart, Indiana, receiving federal formula grants and project grants exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to administer public housing programs. The Elkhart Housing Authority does not hold federal contracts, contract vehicles, or serve as a subcontractor; it acts solely as a grant recipient managing affordable housing operations and capital improvements for low-income residents.

The authority's federal footprint centers on three core HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides recurring annual operating subsidies to support day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent awards under this program include a $553,103 operating subsidy effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, a $180,705 allocation also running through 2032, a $266,109 grant with the same performance period, and a $159,090 award covering the same span. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) furnishes capital financing for modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements. Representative recent awards include a $2,189,838 formula grant (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) for capital and management activities supporting public housing modernization and development, a $235,850 emergency and non-presidentially declared natural disaster set-aside allocation (September 18, 2025 through September 17, 2027) designated for safety and security improvements, and a $1,536,244 multi-year award (September 8, 2023 through September 7, 2027). The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator positions to deliver employment and economic mobility services; a $175,100 project grant (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026) supports FSS Program Coordinators providing individualized training and services plans to participating families. The authority also receives allocations under a competitive grant program for housing-related hazards and lead-based paint abatement (September 17, 2024 through September 16, 2028).

Customer concentration is absolute: all 151 awards come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with 143 routed through the Public and Indian Housing Office and eight through the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner. Recent grant activity has remained stable at seven to nine awards annually between 2022 and 2026, with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $70.6 million. Nine awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing renewal or recompete opportunity for the current funding cycle.

The authority's role is purely operational and administrative — managing public housing inventory, maintaining properties serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities, and coordinating employment and self-sufficiency programs. There is no contractor base, no subcontracting ecosystem, and no competitive procurement; the authority receives formula allocations under federal statute as a qualified Public Housing Agency participating in HUD's statutory programs.