Olmsted County Housing And Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota

Olmsted County Housing And Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota is a local government housing authority receiving federal grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer public housing capital improvements, operating subsidies, and homelessness intervention services in Rochester, Minnesota. The organization operates exclusively as a prime grantee (88% of recent awards) under HUD programs; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and does not subcontract on prime federal awards, though it receives sub-grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Olmsted County HRA's federal footprint centers on three HUD grant programs. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula grants for capital and management activities supporting public housing modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements; recent awards include $304,342 (obligated April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2030), $153,200 (September 22, 2023 to September 21, 2025), and earlier allocations. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) supplies operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance, property management, anti-crime initiatives, energy costs, resident services, and administrative expenses; the most recent award was $165,872 (obligated January 1, 2026, completion December 31, 2032). The Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) funds permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems; recent project grants total $309,464 (September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026), $154,427 (September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026), and $129,824 (September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025). Olmsted County HRA also receives sub-awards from the Minnesota Department of Human Services under TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and the Promote Safe Stable Family program.

Customer concentration is extreme: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 36 awards and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 35 awards, representing the totality of prime federal funding. Five awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The organization has received 81 total awards since 2006, with combined dollars obligated of $12.9 million. Activity has moderated in 2025–2026 (five and two awards respectively) compared to 2023–2024 baseline (eight and seven awards), consistent with the cyclical nature of HUD formula grant allocations and CoC program announcements.