Housing Authority Of Harlan

Housing Authority of Harlan, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Harlan, Kentucky, receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements for low-income residents in the Harlan area.

Housing Authority of Harlan is a municipal public housing agency, not a for-profit contractor or consulting firm. The entity operates as a 100% prime grant recipient with no subcontracting activity, and it has never held a federal contract vehicle or served in a subcontractor role. The organization's entire federal footprint consists of formula grants under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872).

The recipient's activity is concentrated in two alternating annual grant streams. Recent awards include a $498,363 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant obligated April 1, 2026 (ultimate completion March 31, 2030) to fund public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development activities; and a $134,641 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant obligated January 1, 2026 (ultimate completion December 31, 2032) to support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund awards are typically obligated in May, while Operating Fund awards are obligated in January. Eligible activities under Capital Fund grants are specified in 24 CFR Part 905 and either listed in Housing Authority of Harlan's approved 5-Year Action Plan or approved by HUD for emergency work related to non-presidentially declared natural disasters.

Customer concentration is absolute: all 40 awards in the source data are funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, and the combined dollars obligated across the full twenty-year award history amount to $12.3 million. The award cadence has remained stable at approximately two awards per year for the past five years. Within the next twenty-four months, two awards face ultimate completion dates and therefore will cycle into recompete or renewal processing. Housing Authority of Harlan operates as a recipient of formula-distributed federal housing grants rather than as a competitive bidder or vendor in the federal marketplace; the entity is a local housing authority with no contracting authority outside the HUD housing programs that serve its jurisdiction.