Oberlin City Of Housing Authority

Oberlin City Of Housing Authority, doing business as Sappa Valley Manor, is a U.S. local government housing authority recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for public housing capital improvements, modernization, and operations. The organization operates as a prime recipient exclusively; it does not compete for federal contracts and holds no contract vehicles. Based in Oberlin, Kansas, the authority administers public housing properties under the Public Housing Capital Fund and Public Housing Operating Fund programs, both formula grants distributed by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

The authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula grants under two primary programs. Public Housing Capital Fund awards, issued most recently in April 2026 and running through March 2030, fund capital and management activities including development, modernization, management improvements, and emergency work as described in 24 CFR Part 905. Public Housing Operating Fund awards, most recently awarded in January 2026 and extending through December 2032, provide 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 administrative expenses under the Housing Act of 1937. The authority also received a Public Housing Emergency Safety and Security grant in June 2024 for one-time assistance addressing safety and security needs within its portfolio.

Customer concentration is absolute: all 41 awards across the source period originate from the Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office. Recent grant activity remains steady at two awards per year in 2025 and 2026, following two awards in both 2023 and 2022. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.4 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating a recompete window. The authority's grant footprint spans from 2022 forward, with the earliest recorded award in July 2006, indicating long-standing participation in HUD's public housing programs as a formula-grant recipient rather than as a competitive contractor.