Housing Authority Of The City Of Smiley

Housing Authority Of The City Of Smiley, doing business as Smiley Housing, is a U.S. local government entity and housing authority based in Smiley, Texas that receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, maintenance, modernization, and capital improvements.

Smiley Housing is a municipal housing authority with no federal contract prime or subcontract footprint; all 39 federal awards in the source data are formula grants under two HUD programs. The authority operates exclusively under HUD Public and Indian Housing Office funding with no diversification across other federal agencies. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $1.2 million, reflecting the formula-grant structure in which individual PHAs receive annual allocations tied to unit count, occupancy, and asset condition rather than competitive procurement.

The authority's federal grant portfolio centers on two flagship HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (PHOPFUND) provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative costs for the authority's public housing stock. The Public Housing Capital Fund Program (CFP) funds modernization, development, acquisition, and management improvements to the authority's inventory, with activities restricted to eligible categories under 24 CFR Part 905 and approved five-year action plans. Recent awards include a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 with ultimate completion December 31, 2032; a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 with completion May 12, 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded August 3, 2026 with completion December 31, 2030; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026 with completion March 31, 2030. The source data shows consistent annual or biennial grant cycles dating to at least 2022, with two awards holding ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months.

Smiley Housing's role as a federal grant recipient is narrow and non-competitive by design. As a qualified public housing agency, the authority receives formula-grant allocations under statutory entitlements rather than through solicitation or selection against other bidders. This profile signals that Smiley Housing is neither a prospective teaming partner for federal contractors nor a supplier of goods or services to the federal government; it is an end-use recipient of federal housing subsidy and capital improvement funding flowing directly from HUD to support its local public housing mission.