Meridian Housing Authority For City

Meridian Housing Authority For City is a U.S. local government housing authority based in Meridian, Mississippi, that operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient, delivering public housing operations, capital modernization, and workforce development services to low-income residents under formula and project grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The authority has no federal contract footprint and does not subcontract; all 189 recent awards are prime grants with no sub-recipient activity.

HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office dominates Meridian's customer concentration, funding 187 of 189 recent awards (99% of grant awards). The Department of Labor accounts for two project grants: a $1.875 million YouthBuild grant (CFDA 17.274) awarded June 1, 2024, running through September 30, 2027, which provides GED/high school equivalency attainment, NCCER Core construction certification, and Certified Nurse Assistant training to 66 disadvantaged youth in Meridian, with target outcomes of 75% placement in education or employment within two quarters of exit and 85% credential attainment; and a $1.5 million YouthBuild grant awarded May 2, 2022, completing September 1, 2025. HUD's grant portfolio splits across three core programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which finances public housing development, modernization, infrastructure enhancements, and management improvements; and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds FSS Program Coordinator positions serving families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs with individual training and services planning and employer partnerships.

Recent major awards include multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants awarded January 1, 2026, ranging from $263,584 to $748,964 each, running through December 31, 2032; a $3.447 million Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with completion date March 31, 2030; a $681,703 Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded August 3, 2026, running through December 31, 2030; and a $251,668 Family Self-Sufficiency Program grant awarded January 1, 2026, funding FSS Coordinator salary and fringe benefits through December 31, 2026. The authority also received an emergency Public Housing Capital Fund Safety and Security grant awarded August 29, 2024, with completion date August 28, 2026.

Activity has remained relatively stable across the past five years—nine to twelve awards annually—with eleven awards (across both operating, capital, and workforce programs) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete or renewal application cycles. The authority operates one named subsidiary, MHA Housing Development Corporation, structured as a nonprofit organization. Work is conducted exclusively in Meridian, Mississippi, serving public housing residents including approximately 44% elderly households and 35% households with children, within a broader national context where the Public Housing Operating Fund serves approximately 6,000 housing authorities managing 1,590,321 residents across 902,436 households.