Housing Authority Of City Of Othello

Housing Authority Of City Of Othello, a local government entity based in Othello, Washington, is a public housing agency that receives federal operating and capital grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund day-to-day operations, maintenance, modernization, and development of public housing units serving low-income residents in its jurisdiction.

The Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA number not specified in source) provides formula-based operating subsidies to support routine and preventative maintenance, management and administrative expenses, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service across the agency's public housing portfolio. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies formula grants for capital and management activities including public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and emergency repairs, with allocations calculated annually using factors such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs. Recent awards include a $226,491 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026, with completion set for March 31, 2030; a Public Housing Operating Fund award effective January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2032; and a $226,491 Capital Fund award effective May 13, 2025, completing May 12, 2029. All capital and operating funds must be deployed according to the Housing Authority's approved 5-year action plan and 24 CFR Part 905 eligibility guidelines, with expenditures subject to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and HUD's Information Management System oversight.

The Housing Authority's federal footprint is entirely concentrated with HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — all 42 awards in the source data derive from this single customer. Combined dollars obligated across the entire award history total $5.5 million. Activity has remained flat at two awards per year across the most recent five-year period, with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Housing Authority does not serve as a subcontractor on any federal awards and carries no federal contract prime awardee status; its relationship with the federal government is exclusively that of a direct grant recipient administering public housing operations and capital improvements at the local level.