Portland Housing Authority

Portland Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Portland, Maine, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across three HUD programs and one EPA program, with no federal contract work or subcontracted roles in the source data.

Portland Housing Authority's federal footprint is dominated by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 11 of 13 total awards. The Authority's primary sources of funding are three formula grants under 24 CFR Part 905: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides day-to-day operational and maintenance subsidies for public housing dwellings serving lower-income residents; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which supports capital improvements, modernization, infrastructure upgrades, and development of additional housing units; and the Housing-Related Hazards and Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund, which funds evaluation and remediation of lead-based paint, carbon monoxide, mold, radon, fire safety hazards, and asbestos in public housing stock. The Authority also holds a Project Grant under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators delivering employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. A second customer, EPA Region 1, funded a $3.3 million Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029, to conduct environmental remediation of one brownfield site in Portland, Maine under CERCLA Section 104(k)(3), with deliverables including one community meeting, one cleanup alternatives analysis, and 16 quarterly progress reports. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded a Project Grant for Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding under Congressional directed spending authority (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022), effective August 13, 2024 through August 31, 2032.

Recent activity shows acceleration: two awards in 2024, six in 2025, and five in 2026 year-to-date. Combined obligated dollars across all 13 awards total $20.3 million. The Authority operates exclusively as a prime recipient with no subcontracted or sub-recipient roles. Only one award completes within the next twenty-four months, limiting immediate recompete exposure in that window.