Newport News Housing Authority

Newport News Housing Authority, a local government-owned public housing authority headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, receives formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and modernize public housing serving approximately 1,590 low-income households. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it does not bid on federal contracts or hold positions on IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs.

The authority's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (214 awards, 93% of total) and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (15 awards, 7% of total). The portfolio spans three core federal grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides annual operating subsidies for property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses; Newport News Housing Authority receives multiple operating-fund grants annually with completion dates extending through December 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies capital for housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, unit development, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency repairs; representative awards include a $3.8 million formula grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, and a $237,000 formula grant running through December 2032. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Coordinators delivering employment and economic mobility services to public housing and Housing Choice Voucher residents; the authority received a $206,898 project grant for 2026. Additional project grants support the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028), Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants (April 12, 2023, through September 30, 2026), and Continuum of Care Program awards.

Total federal dollars obligated across 229 awards since 2006 amounts to $216.3 million. Award volume has remained stable, averaging approximately eight awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with six awards in 2026 year-to-date. Twenty awards reach completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recurring opportunity for formula-grant renewal and project-grant refunding. The authority's award footprint demonstrates a straightforward public housing administration model: formula-based operating and capital subsidies dominate the portfolio, with discretionary project grants layered for specialized programs such as family self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization.