Mount Desert Housing Authority

Mount Desert Housing Authority, doing business as MT Desert Island Housing Authorities, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Bar Harbor, Maine, that receives federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund public housing operations, modernization, development, and capital improvements. The vendor operates as a grant recipient only — 100% of its federal activity consists of prime grant awards with no federal contracts or contract vehicles.

Mount Desert Housing Authority's federal footprint is concentrated within HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 25 of 26 total awards. The authority receives two types of formula grants: the Public Housing Operating Fund (providing operating subsidies for day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, security, energy costs, and resident supportive services across its housing portfolio) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (supporting modernization, development, and capital improvements). Representative recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded May 13, 2025, with ultimate completion March 31, 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026, with ultimate completion December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with ultimate completion March 31, 2030. The authority also received one project grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (awarded February 17, 2023, under Economic Development Initiative and Community Project Funding authority, completing August 31, 2031).

Activity has remained modest and flat over the past five years — two awards per year in 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with three awards in 2023 — for a combined obligation of $1.1 million across all twenty-six awards in the source data. Two awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months face potential recompete, though formula grant cycles are established and formula-driven rather than competitive. The authority operates no federal contracts, holds no seats on government-wide vehicles or BPAs, and engages in no federal subcontracting relationships. The federal grant relationship is direct and administrative, with HUD providing capital and operating funds to enable the housing authority to manage and maintain its public housing inventory in Bar Harbor and surrounding Mount Desert Island communities.