Housing Authority Of Plainfield

Housing Authority Of Plainfield, a non-profit public housing authority based in Plainfield, New Jersey, receives federal formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, capital modernization, and employment services — operating exclusively as a grant recipient (99% of recent awards) with no federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The Housing Authority's grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides operating subsidies for day-to-day property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses across the Housing Authority's portfolio serving low-income residents in Plainfield. Recent Operating Fund awards include a $358,122 formula grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and a $497,144 formula grant for the same period, representing the bulk of the Housing Authority's active grant dollars. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) delivers formula grants for facility modernization, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, and financing activities specified in the Housing Authority's approved 5-year action plan. The most recent Capital Fund award carries $1,179,279 for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) provides project grants to fund FSS Program Coordinator salaries and fringe benefits for employment and economic mobility services to public housing residents; the Housing Authority received a $109,000 project grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 to operate this coordinator role, serving a minimum of 25 participating families during the award period.

The Housing Authority's customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 85 of 89 awards (100% of award count), with the remaining four awards distributed across HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner (2 awards), the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (1 award), and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (1 award). Five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete or renewal activity in that window. The Housing Authority acts as a sub-recipient on one grant award — a permanent supportive housing sub-award from County Of Union, Department of Justice, effective February 6, 2024, providing services to homeless and disabled households in Union County. Combined dollars obligated across all 89 awards total $62.5 million, accumulated across the source data span beginning in 2003.