Housing & Redevelopment Authority Of DET

Housing & Redevelopment Authority Of DET is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, that receives federal formula grant awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to manage and operate its low-income public housing portfolio. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient, not as a federal contractor or subcontractor.

Housing & Redevelopment Authority Of DET's federal footprint is narrow and specialized. All 38 awards in its recent history flow from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two formula grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund. The authority receives annual allocations under both programs to support capital improvements, modernization, management activities, routine maintenance, energy costs, anti-crime and security activities, resident supportive services, and administrative expenses for its public housing inventory. Recent capital fund awards include a $295,207 allocation effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, a prior capital fund grant awarded May 13, 2025 (ultimate completion May 12, 2029), and a capital fund award from February 17, 2023 (completion February 16, 2027). Operating fund grants, which provide day-to-day operational subsidies, carry multi-year terms: a current allocation runs January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and a prior operating fund award spans January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2030. The authority is one of approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide participating in these formula programs, which collectively serve nearly one million public housing units across all 50 states and territories.

Activity has remained minimal and flat. The authority received two awards in 2022, four in 2023, and two awards each in 2024, 2025, and 2026, with combined dollars obligated across all thirty-eight awards totaling $4.8 million. This reflects the formula-grant structure of HUD's public housing programs, which allocate funding based on established formulas tied to inventory characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs rather than through competitive procurement or task-order issuance. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The authority does not hold federal contract vehicles, does not compete for federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor, and derives revenue exclusively from HUD's public housing formula grants administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office.