Housing Authority Of City Of Kinston

Housing Authority Of City Of Kinston is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Kinston, North Carolina, that receives federal housing grants as the prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority does not compete for federal contracts and holds no seats on contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, funding the operations, capital improvements, and economic mobility services for low-income public housing residents in Kinston.

The authority's federal grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs under CFDA classifications. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) represents the dominant program by frequency and cumulative value, funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative program implementation for the authority's public housing portfolio. Recent Operating Fund awards include multiple formula grants awarded January 1, 2025, running through December 31, 2031, as well as prior-year awards spanning 2022 through 2024 with completion dates ranging through 2030. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital and management activities including modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades; the authority received a $2.564 million formula grant awarded April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030, along with prior allocations awarded in May 2025 and May 2024. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds Family Self-Sufficiency coordinator positions who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher properties; the authority received a $145,000 project grant for January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, covering coordinator salaries and fringe benefits.

Activity across the authority's grant portfolio has remained flat at approximately nine awards annually over the past five years, with 173 total prime grant awards spanning from 2006 through April 2026 and combined dollars obligated of $90.8 million. All awards serve a single federal customer — the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office — and the authority holds no subcontract positions. Nine awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will face renewal or recompete cycles under HUD's formula grant allocation process. The authority's subsidiary is the Kinston Housing Authority, a non-profit organization supporting the parent entity's public housing administration and service delivery mission.