East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority

East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority, a U.S. government entity and public housing authority located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, operating exclusively as a prime recipient with no subcontract activity across a portfolio of 170 federal awards totaling $132 million in combined obligations.

The organization's federal footprint is dominated by HUD formula and project grants under core public housing programs. The largest stream consists of multiple Public Housing Operating Fund awards (CFDA 14.850), which support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and insurance. Recent Operating Fund grants obligated as of January 2026 range from $111,699 to $467,667 in annual tranches, with performance periods extending through December 2031 and 2032. The authority also receives Public Housing Capital Fund awards (CFDA 14.872) for capital and modernization activities; a $2.664 million formula grant awarded April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030 supports facility modernization, development and acquisition of additional units, and infrastructure improvements across the authority's public housing inventory. Family Self-Sufficiency Program grants (CFDA-related project grants) fund FSS coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to serve residents of public housing and housing choice voucher programs; awards in this category ran through December 2024 and January 2026. In July 2024, the authority received a project grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office for the Choice Neighborhoods Supplemental Grant program to continue replacement of the distressed Ardenwood Village site in Baton Rouge with approximately 434 new mixed-income units, including 93 replacement public housing units funded by the grant, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027.

Customer concentration is absolute: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 165 of 170 awards (97%). Secondary federal relationships are minimal—the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development each hold one award. Award activity has remained relatively flat, averaging 8 to 10 awards per year over the past five years, with 15 awards (roughly nine percent of the total portfolio) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and facing renewal or recompete.

The authority's role is strictly that of a grant recipient administering federal funds for public housing operations, modernization, and resident self-sufficiency services in East Baton Rouge Parish. It holds no federal contracts, sits on no federal contract vehicles, and executes no subcontract work—the organization operates as a local public entity delivering housing services funded through competitive and formula grant allocations from HUD.