Housing Authority Of Town Of Hobson City

Housing Authority Of Town Of Hobson City, doing business as Hobson City Town, is a tax-exempt nonprofit housing authority that acts as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, administering public housing capital and operating fund formula grants serving low-income residents in Anniston, Alabama.

The organization operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contract work or subcontracting activity. Its entire federal footprint consists of formula grants distributed by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two primary programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants support modernization and infrastructure improvements to existing public housing units, development activities that expand housing inventory, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and financing costs associated with standard and mixed-finance developments. All expenditures must comply with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and be supported by maintained budgets and cumulative cost records subject to audit review.

Housing Authority Of Town Of Hobson City has received 41 formula grant awards since 2006, with a combined obligated value of $6.2 million, all from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Recent grants include a $165,296 Public Housing Capital Fund award obligated April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030; a $128,640 Public Housing Operating Fund award obligated January 1, 2026, extending through December 31, 2032; and earlier Capital Fund awards obligated May 13, 2025, May 6, 2024, and February 17, 2023. The award pace is consistent — two awards per year over the past five years — with four grants reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. All grants flow directly to the Housing Authority as prime recipient; there is no sub-award or pass-through activity in the source record.