Oxnard Housing Authority

Oxnard Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Oxnard, California, operates as a recipient of federal housing and community-development grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, not as a federal contractor or vendor selling goods and services. The authority does not hold federal contracts or serve as a subcontractor to federal primes; instead, it receives formula grants and project grants directly from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and Community Planning and Development programs to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, resident services, and neighborhood revitalization planning.

The authority's federal award footprint centers entirely on housing administration and resident-services grants. Recent prime-recipient work includes a $2.77 million formula grant under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supporting modernization, infrastructure improvements, development of additional public housing units, and emergency repairs within the authority's five-year action plan. A $230,068 project grant under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) for 2026 funds coordinator salaries for employment and economic-mobility services to low-income families in public housing and voucher programs. Multiple formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) with ultimate completion dates extending through December 31, 2032 support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime activities, energy costs, and resident supportive services. The authority also received a project grant from HUD's Choice Neighborhoods planning initiative (awarded September 7, 2024, completing March 31, 2027) to develop a neighborhood transformation plan for HUD-assisted properties and surrounding areas in Oxnard.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 175 of 183 awards in the source data (96% of award count). HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development placed one Choice Neighborhoods planning award. Combined obligated dollars across all awards reach $68.6 million against a combined potential value of $5 thousand, reflecting the formula-grant structure where actual obligations exceed initial potential-value estimates due to multi-year funding streams and ongoing allocations. The source data spans 2006 to present; recent activity has remained flat at 10–11 awards per year from 2022 through 2025. Eleven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal processing by the authority with HUD.

The authority acts as prime recipient on 177 of 183 awards (97%) and as a sub-recipient on 6 awards (3%), which include sub-grants for senior supportive services in public housing ($50,000 in 2025, $58,900 in 2024) and a community-development block-grant sub-award for rehabilitation of affordable rental housing units at 201 South D Street totaling approximately $1.03 million for unit acquisition and rehabilitation. The authority is not a vendor that sells services to federal contractors; instead, it administers federal housing programs and deploys grant funds to operate public housing, deliver resident services, and execute community-development projects serving low-income residents in Oxnard.