Housing Authority Of The City Of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Housing Authority Of The City Of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, operating as Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer public housing operations and capital improvements for low-income residents in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The authority operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contract prime or subcontract activity; all 104 recent awards are formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority's entire federal footprint centers on two HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The authority has received multiple operating-fund awards obligated on January 1 in recent years with December 31 completion dates spanning 2028 through 2032, with individual award amounts including $264,508, $188,211, $205,232, and $449,352. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) finances capital and management activities for modernization, infrastructure improvements, development activities that add to or reconfigure public housing units, financing costs including debt service, emergency repairs, and management improvements under 24 CFR 905.200. A $2,596,494 capital-fund award obligated April 1, 2026, runs through March 31, 2030. A prior capital-fund award obligated May 6, 2024, extends through May 5, 2028. The authority administers all funds directly without subcontractors and must align activities with its approved 5-year action plan or obtain HUD approval for emergency work, maintaining compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements.

Customer concentration is absolute — 100% of the authority's 104 awards come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. Activity has remained flat at five to six awards per year over the past five years, with twelve awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The authority's work serves a public housing portfolio delivering housing to low-income families, elderly residents (44% of the national Public Housing Operating Fund population), and persons with disabilities. The authority's federal relationship is that of a direct grantee administering HUD formula allocations, not a vendor competing for contracts or task orders. The authority also received a project grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office for the JOBS-PLUS Pilot Initiative, obligated June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2027.