North Mankato Housing

North Mankato Housing, doing business as Koppen Gardens, is a U.S. local government housing authority based in North Mankato, Minnesota, that receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing units serving low-income residents in the Mankato area. The organization acts as a federal grant recipient (100% of its award footprint), not as a federal contractor, and has no involvement in competitive procurement or contracting vehicles.

The entity's entire federal funding relationship flows through two HUD formula grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.871) provides annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service on public housing units. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital and management activities including infrastructure modernization, construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency repairs. North Mankato Housing holds active awards under both programs spanning multi-year cycles: a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded May 13, 2025, with completion in May 2029; a Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026, with completion in December 2031; and a Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026, with completion in March 2030 (valued at $171,298). These awards operate on HUD's formula-based allocation methodology, not competitive selection, distributed to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide managing nearly one million public housing units.

Activity is flat and consistent: two awards per year over the past five years, with total combined obligated dollars at $4.8 million across the entire award history dating to 2006. Four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's customer concentration is absolute — 100% of all awards originate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. North Mankato Housing operates solely as a federal grant recipient managing public housing inventory and does not engage in federal contracting, subcontracting, or bid competition for federal services or products.