Pharr Housing Authority

Pharr Housing Authority, operating through its Pharr Housing Development Corporation Division, is a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation based in Pharr, Texas that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office and the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its entire footprint consists of federal grants supporting public housing operations, capital improvements, resident self-sufficiency programming, and workforce development.

Pharr Housing Authority's grant portfolio centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides formula grants for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of public housing, including management, routine preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) funds capital and management activities including modernization, infrastructure improvements, development of additional housing units, and emergency repairs to existing public housing stock. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.246) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to support families in achieving employment and self-sufficiency goals over five to seven years. Recent awards include a $596,536 formula grant from HUD for Public Housing Capital Fund activities effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a $274,696 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; and multiple Family Self-Sufficiency project grants awarded annually to support FSS coordinator positions. Beyond HUD, Pharr Housing Authority received a $1.5 million Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration YouthBuild grant (CFDA 17.259) effective June 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, supporting a youth construction and training program for disconnected youth aged 16–24, with projected outcomes of 80% of participants placed in education or employment post-exit and 75% earning credentials including GED and structural welding certificates.

Customer concentration is nearly complete. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 157 of 159 awards (99% of award count), with the Department of Labor representing a single outlier award. The organization has received a combined $37.7 million in obligated federal dollars across 159 grants since 2006, with activity tracking consistently at eight to eleven awards per year over the past five years. Ten awards face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete or renewal opportunity for FY 2026–2027. Pharr Housing Authority acts as a direct prime recipient on all but one grant (which involved a subgrant under HUD's Affordable Rental Program), positioning it as the primary implementer of federally funded housing and workforce programs in Pharr.