Housing Authority Of Bartow Inc.

Housing Authority Of Bartow Inc., a local government entity headquartered in Bartow, Florida, is a public housing authority that receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate and modernize public housing stock. The vendor acts exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor; all forty-two awards in the source footprint are grant-funded, with forty-one as prime recipient and one as a sub-recipient to the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The Housing Authority of Bartow receives formula grant allocations under two primary HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (PHOF, CFDA 14.850) provides operating subsidies to cover day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Recent PHOF awards include $207,012 effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital improvements including construction, acquisition, demolition, energy efficiency upgrades, and infrastructure modernization. Recent Capital Fund awards include $232,581 effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and an earlier award of unspecified dollar magnitude dated May 6, 2024 with ultimate completion May 5, 2028. Both programs are formula-based allocations to roughly 2,770 to 6,000 public housing agencies nationwide, calculated by HUD rather than issued through competitive solicitation. Housing Authority of Bartow also received a sub-grant from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management in October 2025 related to Carver Village infrastructure (project reference 825807).

Customer concentration is narrow by design: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for one hundred percent of prime awards (41 awards), with Federal Emergency Management Agency contributing one sub-award. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $9.8 million over the source period dating to 2006. Activity has remained flat at two awards per year in 2022–2024, rising to three in 2025 and two in 2026. Four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face renewal or recompete. The Housing Authority's federal footprint reflects its statutory role as a local public housing operator managing rental assistance and housing preservation for low-income and elderly residents in Polk County, Florida, funded through direct HUD formula allocations rather than through federal contractor procurement vehicles.