Huntsville Housing Authority

Huntsville Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, is a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for public housing operations, capital improvements, and homeless services. The Authority acts exclusively as a grant recipient (not a contractor or subcontractor) and operates approximately 3,000 public housing units serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities across the Huntsville area.

The Authority's federal funding footprint centers on four HUD programs managed through the Public and Indian Housing Office and related divisions. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) is the dominant revenue stream, providing formula grants for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies formula grants for modernization, development, management improvements, and emergency capital work on the portfolio. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to public housing residents; recent awards obligate $491,600 for the calendar year 2026. The Authority also receives project grants under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to address homelessness through permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and HMIS activities—a recent $615,231 award covers August 2025 through July 2026. Supplementary project grants include the Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund Program (CFDA 14.888), a $450,000 award for lead and environmental hazard mitigation running through September 2027, the JOBS-PLUS Pilot Initiative for workforce development, and radon intervention work under the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 381 of 411 awards (93% of total), with the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development contributing 28 awards, and single awards from the Employment and Training Administration and the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. Combined dollars obligated total $234 million across all awards since 2006. Activity has remained relatively stable year over year, with 20 awards in 2022 declining modestly to 17 in 2026. Twenty-one awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal opportunity. The Authority does not compete for contracts or appear on contractor teaming relationships; its federal footprint is purely grant-based, aligned with its statutory role as a public housing authority administering HUD formula and project grants for resident services and capital stewardship in northern Alabama.