Ruston Housing Authority

Ruston Housing Authority, a local government housing authority based in Ruston, Louisiana, is a federal grant recipient that operates public housing serving low-income residents, elderly households, and families with children. The Authority receives formula grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under two primary federal grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). All forty-five awards in the source are prime grants; the Authority does not contract as a federal vendor and does not subcontract on federal awards.

Ruston Housing Authority's federal footprint is concentrated exclusively within HUD. The Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for forty-four of forty-five total awards; a single award from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research rounds out the customer base. The Authority receives recurring annual allocations under both grant programs. Recent Operating Fund awards include $821,250 obligated January 1, 2026 (performance through December 31, 2032), $321,949 obligated April 20, 2026 (performance through December 31, 2029), and $166,287 obligated August 3, 2026 (performance through December 31, 2030). Capital Fund awards include $953,348 obligated April 1, 2026 (performance through March 31, 2030) and an earlier award obligated May 13, 2025 (performance through May 12, 2029). Operating Fund grants finance day-to-day expenses including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants support public housing modernization, development that adds to or reconfigures units in inventory, management improvements, and infrastructure work specified in an approved five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency or disaster-necessitated work. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $29.8 million.

Activity has remained steady over the past five years, with two awards annually from 2022 through 2025 and five awards in 2026, reflecting the formula-driven nature of HUD's grant programs for housing authorities. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting routine recompete or renewal cycles typical of HUD operating and capital fund formula allocations. Place of performance is Ruston, LA 71270.