Richland County Housing Auth

Richland County Housing Auth Housing Grant Programs Division is a tax-exempt public housing authority based in Sidney, Montana, that receives and administers federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, and modernization for low-income residents in Richland County. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient — not as a federal contractor or subcontractor — and receives all its federal funding through HUD's two primary public housing grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA not specified in source) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872).

Richland County Housing Auth's federal footprint is narrow by design. The organization has received 48 formula-grant awards from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office over the past two decades, with no federal contract work, no seats on GWACs or BPAs, and no teaming relationships. All 48 awards are prime grants; the organization does not sub-award to other entities. The combined obligated dollars across all awards total $6.6 million, reflecting the authority's modest scale as a small rural public housing provider. Recent grant activity shows two awards in 2025 and two in 2026, including a Public Housing Capital Fund grant of $173,098 effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, authorizing capital funding for public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, and management activities compliant with 24 CFR Part 905.

The authority's grant portfolio splits between operating and capital funding streams. Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventive maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. Capital Fund grants enable public housing development, modernization, and financing activities within the authority's approved 5-Year Action Plan or for emergency repairs necessitated by non-presidentially declared natural disasters. Recent awards include multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants running through 2028–2031 and Public Housing Capital Fund grants completing between 2026 and 2030. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The authority's grant administration is entirely formula-based, requiring no competitive application process; funding allocation reflects the organization's public housing inventory characteristics and compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements and HUD's Information Management System.