Red Cloud Housing Authority

Red Cloud Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity based in Red Cloud, Nebraska, is a recipient of federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations and capital improvements serving low-income residents in Webster County, Nebraska.

Red Cloud Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under two HUD formula-grant programs. The Authority receives ongoing allocations under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.866), which provides subsidies for day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service on public housing units. Concurrently, the Authority receives capital grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which fund housing modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, development of additional public housing units, and management improvements specified in the Authority's approved 5-Year Action Plan. A representative capital grant awarded May 6, 2024, carries a $120,693 allocation through May 5, 2028, supporting eligible modernization and development activities. An operating fund grant effective January 1, 2025, runs through December 31, 2031. The Authority's portfolio consists of 40 formula-grant awards across both programs issued by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office over a twenty-year window, with combined obligations of $3.4 million.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100 percent of recent awards fund HUD Public and Indian Housing Office programs. Activity has remained consistent at two awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with two awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. As a local housing authority, Red Cloud Housing Authority does not serve as a federal contractor or subcontractor, does not hold seat on federal contract vehicles, and does not perform work for agencies outside HUD's housing portfolio. The Authority's mission is to administer federal capital and operating funds to maintain safe, affordable housing for vulnerable populations including elderly residents and families with children in rural Nebraska.