Reading Housing Authority

Reading Housing Authority, a not-for-profit public housing agency headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, receives formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate and modernize public housing stock, serving 100% of its federal funding as a prime grant recipient with no contracting activity or subcontracting footprint. The authority operates exclusively under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (111 awards) and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (13 awards), with a combined federal obligation of $189.8 million across 124 grants since 2006.

Reading Housing Authority's core mission centers on public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident services in Reading, Pennsylvania. The bulk of the grant portfolio funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which covers property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent formula grants under this program include a $1.482 million operating fund award effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; a $936,884 operating fund grant awarded January 1, 2026; a $162,447 operating fund award for the same term; and an $867,705 operating fund grant, all supporting day-to-day housing operations. The authority also holds a $5.12 million Public Housing Capital Fund award (CFDA 14.872) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supporting capital and management activities including physical improvements to public housing units, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and financing activities such as debt service on mixed-finance developments. Additional grants include a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative project grant awarded June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027, and multiple Continuum of Care program project grants from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years, with six awards in 2022, eight in 2023, six in 2024, five in 2025, and five awarded in 2026 year-to-date. Thirteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing formula grant cycles reaching their scheduled expiration as the authority receives annual and periodic grant renewals from HUD. Reading Housing Authority does not compete on federal contracts, GWACs, or IDIQs; it is a grant recipient only, receiving formula-based allocations from HUD rather than competing for task orders or delivery orders.