SL County Housing Authority

SL County Housing Authority, doing business as Housing Connect, is a local government housing authority recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), operating as a prime grant recipient (97% of awards) with headquarters in South Lake City, Utah. Housing Connect does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-funded work across public housing operations, homelessness assistance, and employment and economic mobility programs for low-income residents, elderly individuals, persons with disabilities, and homeless populations in the South Salt Lake region.

Housing Connect's customer base is entirely within HUD's two major operating offices. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office funds 138 awards spanning public housing capital and operating fund formula grants, Family Self-Sufficiency Program coordinator salary grants, and the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 99 awards under the Continuum of Care Program, which supports permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and homelessness prevention services. These two offices account for 99% of all awards in the source data.

Recent prime grant work includes a $1,071,004 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.872) awarded April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030, for capital improvements and modernization of public housing units serving low-income residents; a $320,568 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (CFDA 14.896) effective January 1 through December 31, 2026, funding FSS Program Coordinator salaries and fringe for employment and economic mobility services; a $116,463 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.850) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, supporting day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses; and a $1,750,000 Continuum of Care Program project grant (CFDA 14.267) effective November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026, funding permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and HMIS operations. Housing Connect also received earlier CoC awards of $1,534,756 (November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025), $1,521,208 (June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025), and $1,380,580 (November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024).

Activity has remained stable across the past five years, averaging 12–14 awards per year with a combined $116.4 million in obligated dollars across the source period. Eleven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will recompete. Housing Connect acts as sub-recipient on seven grant awards, including tenant-based rental assistance programs with Salt Lake City Corporation under HOME funding, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs with the Department of Work Services, and supportive housing and employment and training assistance for Afghan households with the Utah Department of Workforce Services. These sub-awards fund rental deposits, monthly rental subsidies, case management, and training program development for low-income households and vulnerable populations. Housing Connect's grant administration footprint centers on managing federal housing assistance for public housing operations, homelessness services, and economic self-sufficiency programming in compliance with 24 CFR and 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, with web-based platforms for real-time tracking of funding levels, occupancy rates, and families served.