Housing Authority CY Kennewick

Housing Authority CY Kennewick, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, is the recipient of formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and develop public housing serving low-income residents in the Kennewick jurisdiction. The authority operates as a prime grant recipient (98% of recent awards) with no federal contract prime or subcontractor activity and is not a participant on federal contract vehicles.

Housing Authority CY Kennewick's federal grant footprint is narrowly concentrated in HUD's public housing programs. The Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 49 of 51 recent awards (98% of the count), with a single award from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The authority receives recurring funding under three primary HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance, property management, security, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative expenses; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which supports capital modernization, infrastructure improvements, unit development and reconfiguration, and emergency repairs; and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS), which funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who manage job training and employment-pathway services for public housing residents and housing choice voucher holders. Recent representative awards include a $650,944 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant dated April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030; a $255,226 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032; and annual Family Self-Sufficiency project grants supporting coordinator positions through December 2026. One sub-award appears in the record: infrastructure improvements on Gum Street between 10th and 13th Avenue supporting affordable housing development, with work including sidewalk extension and water, sewer, stormwater, and roadway improvements.

Award activity has remained relatively flat at three to five grants per year over the past five years, with three awards facing ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all grants total $19.4 million. All work is performed within the Kennewick, Washington jurisdiction serving public housing residents and low-income families participating in HUD's rental assistance programs.