Olmsted County Housing And Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota

Olmsted County Housing And Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota, a county-level local government housing authority headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and modernize public housing and manage homelessness intervention programs. The entity does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively within grant-funded housing and community development programs.

The authority's federal footprint consists of 72 prime grants (88% of total awards) and ten sub-grants (12%) across two primary HUD offices. The Public and Indian Housing Office funds public housing operations and capital improvements through formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Representative recent grants include a $248,562 operating-fund formula award (January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032), a $304,342 capital-fund formula grant (April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030), and a $153,200 capital-fund award (September 22, 2023, through September 21, 2025). Operating funds support day-to-day management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Capital funds underwrite public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and management activities. The HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds homelessness intervention through the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which provides permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services only. Recent CoC grants include $129,824 (September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025), $120,716 (September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024), and project grants from May 1, 2025, and September 1, 2025, with completion dates in the next twelve to sixteen months.

The authority also acts as a sub-recipient of grants from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, which passes through TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and Promote Safe Stable Family program funding. HUD accounts for 72 of 82 total awards (88%), with HHS Administration for Children and Families providing ten sub-awards. Recent activity has moderated to three grants in 2026 and five in 2025, compared to peaks of eight in 2023 and seven in 2024. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $13 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Performance occurs in Rochester, Minnesota.