Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority

Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, a tax-exempt public housing authority based in Huntington, West Virginia, is a federal grant recipient that operates public housing infrastructure and homelessness intervention programs funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development across three principal HUD grant streams. The Authority acts as prime recipient on 300 of its 303 federal awards (99%), with a three-award sub-recipient footprint in family support services delivery. The organization operates 13 public housing facilities comprising 855 units and receives recurring formula and project grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and Community Planning and Development division.

HUD dominates the Authority's funding landscape. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is the leading funder by award count, awarding 154 project grants under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) for homelessness interventions spanning permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services only. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 143 awards split between formula grants for public housing operating expenses (CFDA 14.850) and capital improvements (CFDA 14.872). A $2,223,291 Public Housing Capital Fund award on April 1, 2026, funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency, and unit development through March 31, 2030. Recurring Public Housing Operating Fund grants awarded January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, support day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service across the portfolio. Representative Continuum of Care awards include $757,340 awarded September 1, 2026, $381,529 awarded August 1, 2026, and $619,072 awarded October 1, 2025, all for permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, HMIS operations, and homelessness prevention activities in Huntington through calendar year 2027. The Authority also holds smaller sub-recipient positions under West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and West Virginia Department of Human Services for family support center operations in Cabell County, with the most recent sub-award on September 15, 2025.

Award activity has remained steady at 9 to 16 awards annually over the past five years, with nine awards recorded in 2026 and ten awards completing within the next twenty-four months. The Authority's combined obligated dollars across all federal awards total $118.2 million. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration account for three and two awards respectively, representing a minor share of the overall portfolio relative to HUD's concentration of 297 awards.