Housing Authority Of City Of East CH

Housing Authority Of City Of East Chicago, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in East Chicago, Indiana, receives federal grant funding exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident self-sufficiency programs. The authority is a prime recipient on all 113 federal grants in the source record, with no subcontracting or prime contract vehicle participation.

The authority's grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the footprint—formula grants that fund day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, management costs, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent operating fund awards include $473.2 thousand (January 2026, extending through December 2032), $273.5 thousand (January 2026, extending through December 2032), and $247.6 thousand (January 2026, extending through December 2032). The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula grants for modernization, development, management improvements, and capital activities as defined in 24 CFR 905.200, including construction and acquisition of additional public housing units. The authority received $1,675,595 on April 1, 2026, with obligation deadline March 31, 2030, and an earlier capital fund award of $250,000 on September 18, 2025, designated for safety and security emergency needs addressing crime and drug-related activity. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) is a project grant that funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators serving public housing and Housing Choice Voucher residents; the authority received $101,173 on January 1, 2026, for calendar year 2026, requiring maintenance of one full-time equivalent coordinator serving a minimum of 25 participating families. The authority also holds grants under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (awarded June 1, 2025, extending through May 31, 2028) and a Radon Interventions in Public and Assisted Multifamily Housing award from HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (September 1, 2023, extending through September 1, 2026).

HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 112 of 113 awards (99% coverage); the sole exception is the radon-interventions grant from the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $87.2 million, distributed evenly across operating fund, capital fund, and project-based self-sufficiency and pilot-initiative work. Activity has remained steady at five to eight awards per year over the past five years. Nine awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating renewal and recompete exposure across operating fund and capital fund grants. Work is performed in East Chicago, Indiana, serving low-income residents in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs.