Laurel Housing Authority

Laurel Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi, receives formula grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain public housing stock serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities. The Authority operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient (100% of awards) with no contracting footprint.

The Authority's federal funding portfolio concentrates entirely within HUD: 105 of 106 awards derive from the Public and Indian Housing Office, with a single outlier grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Single Family Housing Program. Recent awards span two primary HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) supplies recurring annual operating subsidies for day-to-day property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Representative 2026 operating fund awards include grants of $257,381, $173,275, $152,437, $214,852, and $181,287, each running through December 31, 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides less frequent capital grants for modernization, development, and physical infrastructure improvements to the housing inventory. Laurel received a $1,551,191 capital fund award on April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2030. A prior capital fund award of unspecified magnitude dated May 6, 2024, runs through May 5, 2028. The Authority also received a $173,275 Rural Housing Preservation Grant from USDA's Single Family Housing Program with ultimate completion in October 2024.

Laurel's federal funding footprint totals $55.5 million obligated across 106 awards over two decades, with steady activity averaging six awards per year over the past five years. Five awards carrying unspecified dollar values reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face renewal or reapplication. The Authority receives no contract vehicles, IDIQs, or subcontract work; all federal funding flows through direct formula and project grants administered by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office as the primary customer. As a government entity, Laurel does not hold SBA certifications and does not compete in set-aside categories.