Mobile Housing Authority

Mobile Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and housing authority headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, administering public housing operations, modernization, and family economic mobility programs for the Mobile metropolitan area.

Mobile Housing Authority operates 100% as a grant prime recipient with no contract prime work or subcontractor engagements; the vendor is structured as a government entity rather than a commercial contractor and does not compete for federal procurement. The organization receives formula-based allocations across three dominant HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). Recent activity spans 319 total awards with $350.8 million in combined obligated dollars. Awards per year has remained flat at 12 to 13 annually over the past five years, with the most recent award dated April 1, 2026.

The Public Housing Operating Fund dominates the award footprint, providing recurring formula subsidies effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032 in tranches of $100 thousand to $631 thousand each (eleven separate awards totaling roughly $3.8 million obligated in the 2026 cycle alone). These operating subsidies cover day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative implementation. The Public Housing Capital Fund provides formula grants for capital improvement and modernization work; a recent $8.76 million award (April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2030) supports infrastructure upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, mixed-finance development, and emergency repairs across the Authority's portfolio serving approximately 902,436 households with 44% elderly residents and 35% families with children. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program funds coordinator positions and employment services; a $266,841 project grant (January 1, 2026, completion December 31, 2026) covers FSS Coordinator salaries to enroll and maintain participating families in multi-year economic mobility services with target enrollment of at least 25 families per coordinator position.

Customer concentration reflects pure HUD alignment: the Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 297 of 319 awards; the HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing–Federal Housing Commissioner holds 12 awards; and the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development holds 7. One award each sits with the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security. Twenty-five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and represent potential recompete activity, though as a government entity administering statutory housing programs, Mobile Housing Authority's grant allocations are formula-driven allocations rather than competitive procurements.