Northwest GA Housing Authr

Northwest GA Housing Authority, doing business as Rome Housing Development, is a U.S. local government entity and housing authority based in Rome, Georgia that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, and HUD's Federal Housing Commissioner to operate and expand public housing, deliver resident services, and support workforce development for low-income populations in Northwest Georgia.

The organization operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient with no federal contracting activity. Its award footprint spans 276 prime grants awarded since 2006, with annual award volume holding steady at 16 to 18 grants per year over the past five years. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $110.5 million. The funding concentration is pronounced: the HUD Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 274 awards (99.3% of the portfolio), with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and HUD's Federal Housing Commissioner each holding a single award. Northwest GA Housing Authority competes in full-and-open federal grant programs; as a government entity, it is not eligible for SBA set-asides.

The grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the footprint, providing formula grants for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of public housing units serving low-income, elderly, and disabled residents in Rome, Georgia. Awards under this program fund property management, routine preventive maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent examples include multiple Public Housing Operating Fund formula grants awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, with individual award amounts ranging from $112,764 to $316,113 per year, and comparable grants running through 2030, 2029, and 2028 from prior grant cycles. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital improvements and housing development, with a recent $1.96 million formula grant awarded April 1, 2026 (completion March 31, 2030) for public housing modernization, infrastructure upgrades, emergency repairs, energy efficiency improvements, and development of additional public housing units. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds FSS Program Coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services; a $235,000 project grant awarded January 1, 2026 (completion December 31, 2026) exemplifies this work, with coordinators enrolling and serving at least 25 participating families in employment training and individual services planning.

Beyond the core HUD portfolio, Northwest GA Housing Authority received a $112,764 YouthBuild project grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (awarded June 1, 2023, completion September 30, 2026) to provide comprehensive education, employment, and leadership training to 90 disconnected youth ages 16–24, including high school dropouts, youth on probation, those aging out of foster care, homeless youth, and others with disabilities. The program delivers industry-recognized certificates in carpentry, electrical, brick masonry, plumbing, and weatherization through the HBI PACT training model and simultaneously increases affordable housing availability in Rome's high-poverty ZIP codes (30124, 30147, 30161, 30165), where 24.7% of households were living in poverty as of 2022.

Seventeen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal. The organization operates Appalachian Housing & Redevelopment Corp as a named subsidiary. As a government housing authority, Northwest GA Housing Authority's federal footprint reflects its statutory role administering public housing on behalf of HUD and workforce development partners rather than contracting for commercial services; it is a grant recipient and operator of federal housing programs, not a vendor selling goods or services to federal customers.