Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority

Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, a tax-exempt public housing authority based in Huntington, West Virginia, acts as a prime recipient of federal housing and homelessness-services grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with 99% of its recent award footprint in direct grant work across three core HUD programs.

The organization's federal portfolio centers on three HUD grant streams that account for the full breadth of its activity. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds homelessness interventions under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), with 152 awards since at least 2021. Recent CoC project grants include a $755,176 award (awarded September 1, 2025, completion August 31, 2026) supporting permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and case management for homeless individuals and families in the Huntington area; a $619,072 award (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) for the same program components; and a $117,743 award (May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027) for CoC planning, real property acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction, rental assistance, and Homeless Management Information Systems operations. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office funds capital and operating expenses for the Authority's 13 public housing facilities comprising 855 units through two formula grant programs. Under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), the Authority received $2,223,291 (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) for modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency, and development of additional units. Under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Authority received multiple formula awards in 2025 and 2026 (each running through 2031 or 2032) totaling approximately $1.5 million in combined annual allocations, supporting day-to-day operations, maintenance, security, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service across its public housing stock. The Authority also receives recurring formula grants for operating and capital expenses with completion dates extending through 2030 and 2032, reflecting the long-term, formula-driven nature of HUD public housing funding. Minor sub-award activity (1% of the footprint) includes three sub-grants from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services and the West Virginia Department of Human Services (awarded 2022–2025) for operation of a Family Support Center in Cabell County.

Customer concentration is singular: the Department of Housing and Urban Development represents the totality of the Authority's federal grant footprint. Within HUD, the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CoC Program) and the Public and Indian Housing Office (capital and operating funds) split the portfolio roughly evenly by award count — 152 and 143 awards respectively — with CoC project grants tending toward smaller individual awards ($100 thousand to $800 thousand range) and PHO formula grants providing sustained, multi-year funding streams. Three awards under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and two under the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration appear as sub-awards rather than direct grants to the Authority.

Activity has remained steady at 11–16 prime awards per year over the past five years, with the Authority obligated on 301 total prime and sub awards since at least 2005. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $116.5 million. Eighteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal opportunity for the Authority in 2026–2027.