Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority

Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority, a local government entity headquartered in Ironton, Ohio, is a formula grant recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, administering Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) grants to support the operation and modernization of public housing inventory serving low-income residents, elderly individuals, and persons with disabilities in the Ironton area.

The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal contracting prime or subcontractor footprint. All 27 recent awards derive from a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — which distributes Operating Fund and Capital Fund grants through formula-based allocation mechanisms established under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and administered under 24 CFR 905. Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants finance public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and management improvements specified in an approved five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work and disaster-related needs.

Recent representative awards include an $868,417 Capital Fund formula grant awarded April 1, 2026, with ultimate completion March 31, 2030; a $332,030 Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032; and a $285,378 Operating Fund grant covering the same period. The authority receives combined dollars obligated of $12.1 million across all 27 awards in the source data. Award activity has remained consistent at three awards per year across the 2022–2026 period, with two awards completing within the next twenty-four months as of the snapshot date. All work is performed in Ironton, Ohio, and the authority operates subject to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, including compliance documentation and accurate recording of capital fund expenditures through the performance periods specified in each grant.