Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority

Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority, a U.S. government entity headquartered in Lorain, Ohio, receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and develop public housing for low-income residents. The authority acts exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants; it does not hold federal contracts, participate in contract vehicles, or operate as a subcontractor.

The authority's federal grant portfolio centers entirely on HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office programs. Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority has received 152 federal grants totaling $202.9 million across programs spanning from 2003 through August 2026. The grant footprint breaks down as follows: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the portfolio with formula grants funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses for the authority's public housing units, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent Operating Fund awards include a $1,152,207 grant on August 3, 2026, a $1,848,000 grant on January 1, 2026, a $1,592,623 grant on January 1, 2026, and multiple additional Operating Fund awards in the $193 thousand to $1.039 million range, all running through 2030 or 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), a formula grant for capital improvements and development, has also awarded the authority $4,821,386 on April 1, 2026, and prior grants for modernization, infrastructure improvements, construction, and acquisition of additional public housing units through 2028 or 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), a project grant funding FSS Coordinator salaries and fringe benefits, has awarded the authority $282,591 on January 1, 2026, and earlier project grants, with coordinators engaging low-income families residing in public housing and supporting employment and self-sufficiency goals. The authority also received a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office in December 2022 for comprehensive neighborhood revitalization work completing in June 2025.

Activity has remained steady at approximately seven to eight awards per year across the past five years. Eight awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing renewal or recompete opportunity. The authority's customer concentration is absolute: all 152 awards (100% of the portfolio) fund HUD programs through three distinct HUD offices, with the Public and Indian Housing Office accounting for 138 awards. The remaining awards split between HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (13 awards) and the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner (1 award). Performance occurs exclusively in Lorain, Ohio.