Morehouse Housing Authority

Morehouse Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Morehouse, Missouri, is a federal grant recipient that receives formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital modernization activities.

Morehouse Housing Authority is classified as a Housing Authority Public/Tribal entity and operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grant funding with no contract prime awards, subcontract work, or participation in federal contract vehicles. The entity has received 43 formula grants spanning the past two decades, with all funding sourced from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority does not compete for federal contracts and operates within the mandatory formula grant allocation structure that HUD distributes to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units.

The authority receives two primary categories of recurring formula grants from HUD. Under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), Morehouse Housing Authority receives annual operating subsidies to fund day-to-day operational expenses, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative and program implementation costs. Under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), the authority receives periodic capital grants to fund public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and other eligible activities as specified in 24 CFR Part 905 and approved 5-year action plans. Recent capital fund awards include a grant awarded May 13, 2025 with ultimate completion scheduled for May 12, 2029, and a grant awarded April 1, 2026 with ultimate completion scheduled for March 31, 2030. Operating fund grants awarded in January 2025 and January 2026 run through December 31, 2031 and December 31, 2032, respectively.

Recent annual award activity has averaged two grants per year over the past five years (2022 through 2026), with two awards completing in the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all 43 awards total $1.8 million. This entity is not a procurement target for federal contractors and does not participate in contracting vehicles, IDIQs, or set-aside categories; it functions exclusively as a direct recipient of HUD formula grant funding for local public housing administration and capital improvements.