Pike County Housing Authority

Pike County Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky, operates as a recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, funding Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) programs under Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act.

Pike County Housing Authority does not hold federal contracts or compete for procurement work; its federal footprint consists entirely of HUD grant funding for FSS coordinator positions. The authority has received four annual FSS project grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (one each in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with a combined obligation of $296 thousand across the source period). Each grant funds salary and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who serve low-income families in public housing and housing choice voucher programs. Under the grants, coordinators enroll and maintain participating families, prepare individual training and services plans, and build partnerships with employers and service providers in the community. Pike County Housing Authority must serve a minimum of 25 participating families for the first funded coordinator position and an additional 50 families for each additional coordinator, with the goal of improving participant employment and wages over a 5-7 year participation period.

The authority's grant activity is flat year over year (one award annually since 2023), with a single award facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. HUD's FSS program funds approximately 900 programs across public housing authorities and project-based rental assistance property owners nationwide, with renewal applicants prioritized by statute. Pike County Housing Authority's role is restricted to grant recipient status; the authority does not serve as a federal contractor, subcontractor, or partner on procurement vehicles.