Moorhead Public Housing Agency

Moorhead Public Housing Agency, a municipal housing authority based in Moorhead, Minnesota, receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.850 and 14.872) to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident services. The agency operates as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, with all 61 awards in recent federal activity sourced exclusively from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

Moorhead Public Housing Agency's grant portfolio centers on two primary federal programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides annual operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, security, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The agency's most recent operating fund award (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032) totaled $152,709. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies capital and management grants for infrastructure upgrades, energy efficiency enhancements, emergency repairs, and development activities that add to or reconfigure the agency's public housing inventory. Moorhead's current capital fund award (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) carries a combined potential value of $425,891. The agency also participates in HUD's Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (project grant, June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027), a workforce development program targeting public housing residents. All awards flow to Moorhead as prime recipient with no subrecipient activity reported.

Activity has remained flat at roughly two to three awards annually over the past five years, with combined dollars obligated across the entire award history totaling $12.5 million. Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or renewal opportunity. The agency serves no other federal customer agencies; customer concentration is 100% within HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. Moorhead's federal footprint is characteristic of municipal housing authorities nationwide — formula-based operating and capital funding distributed under standardized methodologies to approximately 2,770 PHAs managing nearly one million units across all fifty states and territories.