Nelson County Housing Authority

Nelson County Housing Authority, a county-level U.S. local government entity headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, acts as a prime recipient of federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer public housing operations and capital improvements in its service area. The entity holds no federal contracts, no IDVs, and no subcontracting relationships — all 43 awards in its recent footprint are formula grants received directly from HUD.

Nelson County Housing Authority operates exclusively under two HUD grant programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office. The Public Housing Operating Fund (PHOPFUND) provides operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative costs required under the Housing Act and program regulations. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFP) provides grants for capital and management activities including public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and other eligible activities specified in 24 CFR Part 905, with funds allocated only for activities described in an approved five-year action plan or approved emergency and disaster work.

Recent grant awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded May 13, 2025, with ultimate completion March 31, 2027; a Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant awarded January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2032; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, extending to March 31, 2030. Across the past five years, Nelson County Housing Authority received two awards annually in 2024, 2025, and 2026, following a pattern of five awards in 2022 and two in 2023. Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.

Customer concentration is complete: all 42 awards fund HUD Public and Indian Housing Office programs, with one additional award from the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Combined obligations across all 43 awards total $5.4 million. As a local government entity and statutory public housing authority, Nelson County Housing Authority does not compete for federal contracts or hold SBA designations; its federal engagement is limited to formula grant administration within the public housing ecosystem.