Aurora Housing Authority

Aurora Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Aurora, Missouri, receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing capital improvements, modernization, development, and day-to-day operating expenses serving low-income residents. Aurora Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient, not as a federal contractor, and receives 100% of its federal funding from HUD under two recurring formula-grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund.

Aurora Housing Authority's grant portfolio reflects the statutory structure of federal public housing financing. The Authority has received 37 formula-grant awards since 2006, all from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, totaling $3.9 million in combined dollars obligated. Recent representative awards include a $183,173 Public Housing Capital Fund grant dated April 1, 2026 (completion March 31, 2030) funding capital and management activities including public housing modernization, non-routine maintenance, code compliance, infrastructure upgrades, and energy efficiency improvements; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant dated January 1, 2026 (completion December 31, 2032) supporting day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service; and a prior Public Housing Capital Fund award dated May 13, 2025 (completion May 12, 2029) for similar capital-eligible work. Each grant is allocated by HUD formula based on the Authority's public housing inventory characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs, and the Authority must utilize funds in accordance with an approved five-year action plan or for HUD-approved emergency work.

The Authority's award cadence runs at two grants per year across 2022–2026, with two awards completing within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to renewal or reallocation. As a local government entity participating in the federal public housing system, Aurora Housing Authority does not compete for federal contracts, sits on no federal vehicles or IDIQs, and operates within the statutory formula-grant structure that distributes capital and operating funding to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide.