Housing Authority Of The City Of Howard Kansas

Housing Authority Of The City Of Howard Kansas, doing business as Howard Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Howard, Kansas, that receives formula-based federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, and infrastructure modernization serving low-income residents. The entity operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of awards) with no federal contracting footprint and no subcontract activity.

Howard Housing Authority's federal funding derives entirely from two HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.871) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Capital Fund grants fund public housing modernization, infrastructure development, construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, management improvements, and emergency repair work as specified in the authority's approved 5-Year Action Plan or as HUD-approved for emergency or disaster-related work. Recent awards include a $113,604 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, and an Operating Fund grant running January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032. The authority also carries Capital Fund awards with ultimate completion dates spanning May 2028 and May 2029, and additional Operating Fund grants completing through December 2031.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100% of 44 awards come from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no other federal agencies represented. Activity has remained steady but modest, with two to four awards per year over the past five years and 44 total awards since 2006, generating $3.5 million in combined obligated dollars across the entire federal footprint. Two awards are scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months. As a formula-based grant recipient, Howard Housing Authority does not compete for funding; allocations are calculated by HUD based on inventory characteristics including unit counts, building age, and construction costs across the approximately 2,770 public housing agencies in the program nationwide.