Missoula Housing Authority

Missoula Housing Authority is a municipal housing authority based in Missoula, Montana, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, delivering homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, employment coordination, and rental assistance services to low-income and homeless populations in Missoula County.

Missoula Housing Authority is a U.S. local government entity (city housing authority) that does not hold federal contracts but functions exclusively as a grant recipient. The organization serves 96 percent of its award footprint through direct prime grant awards; the remaining 4 percent comprises sub-recipient work on federal grants. Over the past several years, Missoula Housing Authority has received a steady annual cadence of two federal grants, with combined dollars obligated across all 134 awards totaling $45.1 million since its first federal grant award in 2004.

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HUD. The Department of Housing and Urban Development accounts for 120 of 134 awards (96% coverage), split between the Public and Indian Housing Office (97 awards) and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (23 awards). The remaining customer agencies—Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (6 awards combined) and Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service (3 awards)—represent marginal activity. Missoula Housing Authority's grant work clusters in two recurring HUD programs: the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) and the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). Under FSS, the authority receives annual awards funding salaries and fringe benefits for Family Self-Sufficiency coordinators who enroll and maintain families in employment and economic mobility services for residents of public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and project-based rental assistance properties. The most recent FSS award (January 1–December 31, 2026) totaled $295,575. Under CoC, the authority receives competitive project grants supporting permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems across Missoula County. The most recent CoC award (May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027) totaled $1,779,435 and supports capital costs including acquisition and rehabilitation of housing facilities alongside operational expenses for case management, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention.

Six awards face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete. Missoula Housing Authority does not compete on federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs; its entire federal footprint consists of direct grant awards from HUD's two principal offices.