Manchester Housing Authority

Manchester Housing Authority, a local government housing authority headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a prime recipient of federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office for public housing capital improvements, operating subsidies, and family self-sufficiency programming. The Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient — not a contractor — with all 45 recent federal awards sourced from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office covering the period 2022 through April 2026.

Manchester Housing Authority's grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula and emergency grants for modernization, infrastructure improvements, development of additional units, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades across the Authority's public housing portfolio. Manchester received a four-year Capital Fund formula grant of $160,354 effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and a $250,000 emergency allocation awarded September 18, 2025 (performance through September 17, 2027) to address safety and security needs including crime and drug-related activity interventions. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA not separately numbered in source) provides annual operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance, management, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, and resident supportive services; Manchester has received overlapping formula grants running through December 2030 and December 2031. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs; Manchester received project grants for calendar years 2024, 2025, and 2026, with coordinators required to serve minimum participation thresholds (25 families per coordinator, 50 additional per subsequent coordinator) and expected outcomes including increased earned income and reduced welfare dependency over five to seven years of family participation.

Activity has remained modest at two to four awards per year since 2022, with combined dollars obligated totaling $5.9 million across the 45-award snapshot. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore face renewal or recompete exposure under HUD's grant cycles. Manchester Housing Authority's federal funding is entirely concentrated with a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — reflecting its role as a public housing authority administering federally funded housing programs within Manchester, Georgia.