South Bend Housing Authority

South Bend Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in South Bend, Indiana, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and modernize public housing infrastructure and support resident economic mobility services. The authority does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively under HUD grant programs.

The South Bend Housing Authority's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within HUD, specifically under two offices: the Public and Indian Housing Office (136 awards, covering 100% of recent activity) and the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (2 awards). The authority is a formula-grant recipient under three primary federal programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides recurring annual operating subsidies to cover day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent operating fund awards span six-year periods (2025–2031 and 2026–2032) with individual grant amounts ranging from $198,339 to $251,553 per period. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supplies formula grants for modernization, development, management improvements, and infrastructure work. The authority received a $3.089 million capital fund award effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030 supporting modernization of existing units, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development activities that expand or reconfigure the public housing inventory, all subject to an approved 5-Year Action Plan and 24 CFR Part 905. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds salary and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to families in public housing, Housing Choice Voucher programs, and project-based rental assistance. The authority received a $159,016 FSS project grant for calendar year 2026 and prior-year awards, with coordinators required to maintain a minimum of 25 participating families per full-time equivalent position.

Activity has been stable across the past five years, with 6–10 awards per year (2022–2026), reflecting the recurring nature of HUD's formula-grant allocations. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting renewal windows under the same programs. The authority has received no federal contracts, no GWACs, no BPAs, and no parent contract vehicles; its federal relationship is exclusively grant-based and non-competitive. Combined obligations across all 138 awards total $102.4 million.