Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority

Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Buffalo, New York, receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing units serving low-income residents in the Lackawanna and West Seneca, New York areas.

The authority is not a federal contractor and holds no federal contract prime awardees, IDVs, or contract vehicles. Its entire federal footprint consists of formula grants under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). These are non-competitive, allocation-based grants distributed to Public Housing Agencies across the country based on inventory characteristics, unit counts, building age, and construction costs. Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management, preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants enable construction and rehabilitation of public housing units, utility system upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, emergency repairs, and other capital projects as specified in approved five-year action plans or approved for emergency work under 24 CFR Part 905.

Lackawanna's recent grant awards include a $1,872,216 Public Housing Capital Fund grant (award date April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2030) and multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants: $605,793 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), $155,843 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), and $343,731 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032) for operations in the Lackawanna and West Seneca service areas. The authority also holds Capital Fund awards dated May 13, 2025 (completion May 12, 2029) and May 6, 2024 (completion May 5, 2028), plus multiple Operating Fund grants with January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2024 award dates and December 31, 2031 and December 31, 2030 completion dates respectively.

Activity is flat: four awards per year from 2022 through 2026, with 80 total grants across the source period and combined dollars obligated of $68.5 million. Eight awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The authority serves a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — accounting for 100% of awards. All funding is administered as prime recipient grants; the authority has no subrecipient relationships or contract subcontractor roles. Compliance requirements include adherence to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, maintenance of detailed budgets and cost records, and annual certification of public housing inventory information to HUD.