Mercedes Housing Authority

Mercedes Housing Authority, a local government entity headquartered in Mercedes, Texas, receives formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for public housing operations and capital improvements, operating exclusively as a federal grant recipient with no federal contract prime or subcontract work in its footprint.

Mercedes Housing Authority is a U.S. local government public housing authority with no commercial contracting posture. Its entire federal relationship centers on formula-based HUD grant allocations under two primary federal grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), administered by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The Authority does not compete for or hold federal contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, or other procurement vehicles; it receives entitlement funding as a housing authority serving low-income residents in Mercedes, Texas.

The Authority's grant footprint consists of recurring formula allocations supporting public housing operations and capital modernization. Recent awards include a $378,662 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation; a $667,378 Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supporting capital and management activities including housing modernization, development, rehabilitation, emergency repairs, infrastructure improvements, and debt service financing; and prior allocations dating back to 2022. All 49 awards in the source derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no diversification across federal customer agencies. Combined dollars obligated across the entire grant history total $22.4 million.

Activity is steady at approximately three awards per year over the past five years, reflecting the cyclical nature of HUD's formula-grant reallocation to housing authorities. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Authority operates as a 100% prime grant recipient with no subcontract relationships; it receives and expends federal funds directly for its own operations rather than contracting with vendors or sitting on federal procurement vehicles. This positioning is consistent with the statutory structure of housing authorities under the Housing Act of 1937, which designates PHAs as direct federal funding recipients rather than service contractors.