Knott County Housing Authority

Knott County Housing Authority, a not-for-profit public housing agency based in Hindman, Kentucky, receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income families, elderly residents, and individuals with disabilities throughout Knott County. The Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office programs, with no federal contracting activity.

Knott County Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grant awards under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). The Operating Fund supports day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including routine property management, security operations, energy and utility costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative implementation. The Capital Fund finances public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, facility upgrades, and development activities that expand or reconfigure the housing inventory. Recent awards include a $249,523 Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and a $114,392 Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032. The Authority's combined obligated dollars across all federal sources total $6.8 million, drawn from forty-one prime grant awards spanning the past twenty years.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 98% of all awards (41 of 42 total awards), with a single sub-award comprising the remaining 2%. Activity shows two awards per year in recent years, with only two awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The Authority operates as a formulaic recipient within HUD's nationwide public housing system, which serves approximately 6,000 housing authorities managing 902,436 households across the United States.