South Carolina Regional Housing Authority

South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No 3 Division is a tax-exempt non-profit public housing authority that receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to operate and modernize public housing in Barnwell, South Carolina. The organization acts exclusively as a prime recipient on all federal awards, with no subcontracting relationships; its 142 awards span formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), and one employment-training project grant. All but one award derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

The authority's grant portfolio concentrates almost entirely on core HUD public housing programs. The $2.989 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula award (April 2026, completion March 2030) funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades across the authority's housing inventory. Multiple Public Housing Operating Fund grants—including awards of $293,132, $325,375, $277,101, and $366,103 (all with January 2026 obligation dates and December 2032 completion)—support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine preventative maintenance, anti-crime initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service across the housing stock serving elderly residents and families with children. A $100,000 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (January 2026, completion December 2026) funds one full-time FSS Program Coordinator position to deliver employment and economic mobility services to at least 25 participating families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. The authority also holds a $100,000 Youth Build project grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (awarded May 2022, completion September 2025) to deliver pre-apprenticeship education and occupational skills training to opportunity youth ages 16–24.

The authority's customer concentration is absolute: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 141 of 142 recent awards (100% coverage by count and by far the dominant share of obligated dollars). The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration contributes a single award. Recent activity has remained flat and regular—ten awards per year across 2022 through 2026—with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $80.6 million. Ten awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing routine recompete exposure for the authority's ongoing Housing Operating Fund and Capital Fund allocations.