Rainsville Housing Authority

Rainsville Housing Authority, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Rainsville, Alabama, receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing inventory serving low-income residents. The authority acts as a prime recipient of HUD formula grants exclusively; it does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or serve as a contractor or subcontractor to federal primes.

Rainsville Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula grants under two programs administered by the Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority receives recurring allocations under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which finances day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. A $139,511 operating-fund award effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032 supports these ongoing activities. Separately, the authority receives capital grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development of public housing units. Recent capital-fund awards include a $309,256 allocation effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030 and a prior award effective May 6, 2024 through May 5, 2028. All grants are formula-based allocations calculated by HUD using established formulas reflecting the authority's public housing inventory characteristics, unit counts, building age, and construction costs.

Activity has been steady but infrequent — two awards per year across 2022 through 2026, reflecting the annual or biennial cadence of HUD's operating-fund and capital-fund distributions rather than competitive procurement cycles. The authority has obligated $7.8 million cumulatively across 35 total awards since 2006, with all funding concentrated in the single customer agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, triggering standard HUD grant renewal or reallocation processes. As a government entity rather than a for-profit vendor, Rainsville Housing Authority does not compete under SBA set-asides, hold contract vehicles, or engage in federal contracting sales pipelines; it functions as an eligible recipient of statutory HUD housing program funding.