Jefferson County Housing Authority

Jefferson County Housing Authority, a Birmingham, Alabama-based public housing authority established as a not-for-profit organization, is a federal grant recipient focused exclusively on public housing operations, capital improvements, and economic self-sufficiency programming for low-income families, elderly individuals, and persons with disabilities. JCHA operates 100% as a prime recipient — never as a subrecipient or contractor — across three HUD program offices, with no involvement in federal contracting.

JCHA's federal funding portfolio concentrates entirely within the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 115 of 151 awards (100% coverage of top customers). The authority receives formula grants under three core programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management, utilities, anti-crime and security activities, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which finances modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and management enhancements across JCHA's public housing inventory; and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds FSS Coordinator positions that deliver case management and economic mobility services to enrolled families. Recent awards include a $1,897,352 Capital Fund allocation effective April 2026 through March 2030, multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants ranging from $382,729 to $544,515 for seven-year performance periods, and a $150,000 Family Self-Sufficiency grant for calendar 2026. JCHA also holds 27 awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development office under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA not specified in source), which funds homeless services and housing assistance, and 9 awards from the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner office.

Activity has remained stable at 6–7 awards per year across the most recent five-year period, with six awards scheduled for completion inside the next twenty-four months. The combined dollars obligated across all 151 awards in the source reaches $126.6 million, concentrated in multi-year formula grant cycles typical of HUD's public housing funding model. JCHA operates within the regulatory framework of 24 CFR Part 905 and must maintain compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, including accurate inventory reporting to HUD's Information Management System and independent audits throughout each performance period.