Housing Authority Of County Of Cumberland

Housing Authority Of County Of Cumberland, a local government entity headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is a prime recipient of federal housing and homelessness assistance grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards); it holds no federal contracts and does not serve as a subcontractor or sub-recipient on awards.

The authority's federal footprint is concentrated in two HUD grant programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The Public and Indian Housing Office funds 47 awards spanning formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), along with one project grant for the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (which funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits for residents of public housing, housing choice vouchers, and project-based rental assistance properties). The Authority received $322,179 under the Public Housing Operating Fund effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and $617,412 under the Public Housing Capital Fund effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; both are formula-based allocations calculated by HUD using inventory characteristics and unit counts. The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 104 awards through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), a project grant vehicle supporting rapid rehousing of homeless individuals and families, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems across Cumberland County. Recent CoC awards include a $747,537 project grant effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and a $193,186 project grant effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026.

Activity has declined materially in the past two years—from ten awards in 2023 to four in 2025 and two in 2026 year to date. Six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete. Combined dollars obligated across all 151 awards total $33.4 million. The authority's federal engagement is narrowly concentrated: two HUD offices account for 100% of awards and obligated dollars, reflecting the authority's statutory role as a public housing provider and homeless services coordinator operating under the Housing Act of 1937 and federal homelessness policy.