Northwest Regional Housing Authority

Northwest Regional Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and housing authority based in Harrison, Arkansas, acts as a prime recipient of federal housing and rural development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture, with no federal contracting activity. The Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient across formula-based and project grant programs serving low-income residents in the Harrison region and surrounding rural areas.

The Authority's federal grant portfolio centers on HUD housing programs administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office. Primary funding streams include the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), a formula grant supporting public housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades across the Authority's portfolio, with recent awards of $178,405 (effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030) and prior allocations dating to 2022. The Authority also receives recurring formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund, which subsidize day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, and resident supportive services. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to implement workforce development and services planning for public housing and voucher-assisted residents, with project grants covering annual periods (January through December) across multiple award cycles since 2022. The Authority holds a Comprehensive Housing Counseling grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner, supporting pre-purchase counseling, foreclosure assistance, and homeownership education (most recent award October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025).

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service funded the Authority's Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Project (CFDA 10.420) in the amount of $172,993 (July 2025 through August 2026), providing technical assistance to very low- and low-income families in constructing owner-built homes in rural areas through self-help methods, including construction expertise, homebuyer education, and financial counseling.

The Authority's customer concentration is narrow: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 50 awards (70% of the portfolio), with the HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing providing 11 awards (15%), and the USDA Rural Housing Service providing 10 awards (14%). The Authority does not compete for or hold federal contracts, vehicles, or parent IDIQs and operates solely within the HUD and USDA grant ecosystems. Recent activity has remained steady at approximately four awards per year over the past five years, with four awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.