Lees Summit Housing Authority

Lees Summit Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity based in Lee's Summit, Missouri, acts as a federal grant recipient administering public housing programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The organization does not compete for federal contracts; instead, it receives direct formula-based federal grant allocations for capital improvements, operating expenses, and health and safety work in its public housing inventory.

Lees Summit Housing Authority is structured as a municipal housing authority with no commercial contracting footprint or SBA designations. Its entire federal funding relationship (98% of awards) flows through HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office as the prime recipient of formula grants under two primary programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund. The capital fund grants support modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, development of additional housing units, and financing activities such as debt service payments. The operating fund grants cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, management and administration, routine preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and costs associated with program implementation. A single project grant from HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (awarded June 2023, completing February 2026) addresses radon interventions in the housing authority's multifamily portfolio. The organization also engages in one sub-award relationship for public housing exterior rehabilitation work, representing 2% of its recent award activity.

Over the past five years (2022–2026), Lees Summit Housing Authority has received two awards annually on average, with combined dollars obligated totaling $5.4 million across forty-two total awards since 2006. The organization serves a single primary customer, HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 98% of awards. Recent grants include a $208,637 formula capital fund award effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, a $5 billion program operating fund award running through December 2032, and prior capital fund allocations maturing through 2029. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, triggering routine reallocation under HUD's formula-grant cycle. The authority operates as a recipient of direct federal appropriations to serve low-income residents, including elderly residents and families with children, in Lee's Summit and does not position itself as a federal contractor or subcontractor for vendors seeking teaming relationships or subcontract opportunities.