Delaware State Housing Authority

Delaware State Housing Authority, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Dover, Delaware, acts as a federal grant recipient administering HUD's formula-based affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and public housing programs across Delaware. DSHA operates exclusively as a prime recipient on formula grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Public and Indian Housing Office; the entity has no federal contract footprint and no subcontractor role.

DSHA's federal grant portfolio spans eight distinct HUD programs covering public housing operations and capital improvements, affordable rental housing production and preservation, homelessness prevention and emergency shelter services, and housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Representative recent awards include a $1.084 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.872) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supporting modernization and infrastructure improvements for Delaware's public housing stock; a $3.13 million Housing Trust Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.275) awarded January 8, 2026 through January 8, 2033, targeting rental housing production for extremely low-income and very low-income households with at least 80 percent allocation to rental activities; a $3.014 million Home Investment Partnerships Program formula grant (CFDA 14.239) effective January 8, 2026 through September 30, 2034, supporting rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and acquisition of affordable housing; and a $1.304 million Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.850) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, covering day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for public housing dwellings. DSHA also holds awards under the Emergency Solutions Grant program (CFDA 14.231) for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing, the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (CFDA 14.241) for HIV/AIDS housing assistance, and Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.228) for community development activities.

Customer concentration is absolute: 81 awards flow from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, 28 from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, and 5 from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner, representing 100 percent of DSHA's federal award portfolio. Over the past five years, DSHA has received nine awards in 2022, ten in 2023, eight in 2024, two in 2025, and six in 2026 year-to-date, with combined dollars obligated at $208.6 million across 114 total awards since 2006. Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. DSHA administers these grants through sub-awards to nonprofit partners such as Peoples Place II Inc., Catholic Charities Inc., and Delaware HIV Services Inc., which deliver direct shelter operations, case management, homelessness prevention services, and tenant-based rental assistance to vulnerable populations including homeless individuals and families, persons with HIV/AIDS, substance-use disorder recovery populations, and elderly residents throughout Delaware.