Low Rent Housing Agency Red Oak

Low Rent Housing Agency Red Oak, doing business as Acorn Acres Division, is a tax-exempt nonprofit public housing authority in Red Oak, Iowa that receives federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office for public housing capital improvements and operating expenses. Acorn Acres operates exclusively as a grant recipient and does not hold federal contracts, contract vehicles, or subcontracts.

Acorn Acres' federal footprint consists entirely of HUD Public and Indian Housing grants supporting the maintenance, modernization, and day-to-day operations of its public housing inventory serving low-income residents in Red Oak. The agency has received nine federal grants over the past several years, totaling $2.7 million in combined obligations across the entire award history. The grant portfolio splits between two recurring HUD programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds capital improvements, infrastructure rehabilitation, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency repairs to public housing units; and the Public Housing Operating Fund, which funds day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative costs under the 1937 Housing Act.

Acorn Acres' customer concentration is absolute — all thirty-nine awards in the source data are from the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office, representing one hundred percent of recent federal activity. The agency operates on a stable, predictable award rhythm of approximately two grants per year across 2022 through 2026. Recent representative awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant obligated April 1, 2026 (completion March 31, 2030) supporting capital and management activities, and a Public Housing Operating Fund grant obligated January 1, 2026 (completion December 31, 2032) supporting operational and maintenance expenses. Four grants currently under performance carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete or renewal cycles at that threshold. Acorn Acres does not compete for contracts under any GSA vehicle, GWAC, BPA, or set-aside program; the organization's federal relationship is limited to formula-based grant allocations as a direct HUD grantee.