Mackinac County Housing Commission

Mackinac County Housing Commission, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Curtis, Michigan, operates as a recipient of federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer and maintain public housing for low-income residents in Mackinac County. The Commission does not bid on federal contracts; it receives direct federal funding as an eligible public housing agency under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.887).

The Commission's federal grant footprint consists entirely of formula-based allocations from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no sub-recipient or contracting activity. Over the past five years, the Commission has received two grants annually — a recurring pattern reflecting the structure of HUD's formula-grant cycles for public housing agencies. The combined dollars obligated across all awards in the source data total $3.6 million. Recent awards include a $137,297 Public Housing Capital Fund grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, which supports capital improvements, modernization, facility repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency work on the Commission's public housing inventory; and a Public Housing Operating Fund grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, which covers day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative costs. Eligible Capital Fund activities are limited to those specified in the Commission's HUD-approved 5-year Action Plan or approved as emergency work; Operating Fund activities include management, operations, insurance, debt service, and IT modernization supporting real-time portfolio metrics on funding levels, occupancy rates, and households served.

The Commission's customer concentration is absolute — HUD accounts for 100% of the 39 awards in the source data, with all funding routed through the Public and Indian Housing Office. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete or renewal in that window. The Commission serves elderly residents and families with children in accordance with federal public housing performance standards and is one of approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationally serving nearly one million units under these two HUD programs.