Housing Authority Of The County Of Harris

Housing Authority Of The County Of Harris (doing business as Harris County Housing Authority) is a U.S. local government entity and county housing authority based in Columbus, Georgia, operating as a recipient of federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office rather than as a federal contractor or subcontractor.

The authority receives recurring annual allocations under two primary HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA unlisted in source; formula grant supporting day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and program administration for public housing units) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872; formula grant supporting public housing modernization, development, construction, acquisition of additional units, management improvements, and financing activities including debt service). The operating fund grant cycles run January 1 to December 31 with multi-year ultimate completion dates extending through 2031 or 2032. Capital fund awards cycle on varying schedules, with recent awards dated May 2024, May 2025, and April 2026, each carrying four-year completion windows. The most recent capital fund award, issued April 1, 2026, carries $125,192 in funding and runs through March 31, 2030. These grants are formula-allocated to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide serving nearly one million units, with funds restricted to eligible activities specified in 24 CFR Part 905 or HUD-approved emergency work.

Harris County Housing Authority's federal award portfolio consists of 41 grants spanning from 2006 to the present, all prime awards (100% recipient role, zero sub-recipient work), all from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. Combined obligated dollars total $4.2 million across the portfolio snapshot. Activity runs at approximately two awards per year across 2022 through 2026. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure for routine operating and capital fund renewals typical of the PHA funding cycle. The authority operates as a grant recipient administering federal capital and operating subsidies for public housing facilities serving low-income residents in Harris County, Georgia, with no federal contracting footprint and no involvement in commercial vendor relationships or competitive procurement.