The Housing Authority Of Lakeland

The Housing Authority Of Lakeland, a non-profit public housing agency based in Lakeland, Florida, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor to operate public housing programs, deliver employment and economic mobility services, and fund youth job-training initiatives. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded across three distinct federal agencies.

The Housing Authority Of Lakeland operates within three core HUD grant programs under the Public and Indian Housing Office. The largest program by award volume is the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), a formula grant supporting day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for public housing delivery, including property management, routine maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Recent operating fund awards obligated in January 2025 run through December 2031, with the Housing Authority receiving $108,644 in formula-allocated funding for this performance period. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), another formula grant, funds capital improvements and modernization of public housing stock. A $938,151 capital fund award obligated April 1, 2026, runs through March 31, 2030 and is designated for modernization, infrastructure improvements, development, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades to public housing units in Lakeland. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), a project grant program, funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. A $251,799 FSS award dated January 1, 2026, completes December 31, 2026, and supports coordinator positions that enroll families, develop individualized training and services plans, and build employer partnerships to connect participants with employment and financial literacy resources.

The Housing Authority Of Lakeland also holds non-HUD grant awards. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has funded two distinct programs: a $1.5 million YouthBuild project grant (CFDA 17.274) awarded May 2, 2022, and completing September 1, 2025, which provides education, apprenticeship training, and occupational skills development in construction and in-demand industries to underserved youth; and a project grant dated June 1, 2024, completing September 30, 2027, whose scope is not fully described in the source.

The Housing Authority Of Lakeland's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 147 of 155 total awards in the portfolio. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has placed 7 awards, and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development has placed 1 award. The organization has obligated $55.4 million across all awards since 2006, with annual award volume ranging between 8 and 12 grants per year over the past five years. Eleven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and are therefore subject to recompete or renewal determination. All 155 awards in the portfolio are prime grants; the Housing Authority Of Lakeland does not subcontract federal grants to other entities.