Mississippi Regional Housing Authority Viii

Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII, doing business as Mississippi Regional Housing, is a U.S. local government entity and housing authority based in Gulfport, Mississippi that receives federal grant funding as a recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient (99% of awards), with no federal contract prime or subcontractor footprint.

Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII is structured as a public housing authority under the Inter-municipal Business Types designation. It receives formula and project grants under three principal HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.890), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). The Operating Fund provides subsidies for day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventive maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Capital Fund supports modernization, infrastructure improvements, equipment replacement, energy efficiency upgrades, and acquisition or construction of additional public housing units. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and project-based rental assistance properties.

All 185 recorded awards across the past five years have been issued by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, representing 99% of the organization's federal footprint. Recent representative awards include a $286,692 formula grant under the Public Housing Capital Fund (April 2026 through March 2030) for capital and management activities supporting low-income residents in the Gulfport area, a $299,732 project grant under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (January 2026 through December 2026) for FSS Coordinator salary and fringe benefits, and multiple formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund running through 2031 and 2032. Activity has remained consistent at approximately seven awards per year from 2022 through 2026, with total dollars obligated across all awards at $64.2 million since the first award in 2004. Six awards are reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will face re-funding or continuation decisions.