Syracuse Housing Authority

Syracuse Housing Authority, a not-for-profit public housing authority headquartered in Syracuse, New York, is the recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office for public housing operations, capital improvements, resident services, and mixed-income housing development. The organization operates approximately 3,000 public housing units serving roughly 17,000 low-income residents across the Syracuse metropolitan area and acts exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards); it holds no federal contracts and maintains no subcontracting relationships.

The authority's federal funding portfolio is heavily concentrated in HUD Public and Indian Housing Office grants. Of 188 total awards recorded, 160 awards fund recurring operating and capital programs, with the remainder supporting targeted resident services and community development initiatives. The Department of Housing and Urban Development accounts for 185 of 188 awards (98% of activity), split between the Public and Indian Housing Office (160 awards) and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (25 awards), with the Federal Emergency Management Agency holding three awards. The combined dollar obligation across all awards stands at $332.6 million, with activity holding steady across the past five years at approximately ten to eleven awards per year.

Syracuse Housing Authority receives regular formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which funds day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The authority received multiple operating-fund awards in January 2026 totaling approximately $9.7 million, obligated through December 31, 2032. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports modernization, development, and management improvements; the authority received a $7.748 million formula grant on April 1, 2026, obligated through March 31, 2030, and a $250,000 emergency safety and security set-aside award on August 3, 2026, obligated through August 2, 2028, addressing crime and drug-related activity within public housing facilities. The Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services program (CFDA 14.870) provides funding for service coordinators; Syracuse Housing Authority received $544,500 on June 1, 2026, obligated through May 31, 2029, to connect residents to supportive services advancing economic and housing self-sufficiency. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries for employment and economic mobility services; the authority received $428,448 on January 1, 2026, obligated through December 31, 2026, requiring the hiring or retention of at least one full-time equivalent coordinator serving a minimum of 25 participating families.

Syracuse Housing Authority also holds a significant Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant under HUD's Community Planning and Development office, awarded July 17, 2024, obligated through September 30, 2033, to replace the McKinney Manor and Pioneer Homes distressed public housing sites with approximately 1,422 new mixed-income units, including 672 grant-funded replacement public housing units, and to provide supportive services to approximately 631 affected households and physical neighborhood improvements promoting economic development and private investment.

Twelve awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face grant renewal or recompete action in that window. The authority maintains a named subsidiary, Neighborhood Innovations, Inc., a non-profit organization, though the source does not detail its operational focus or role in federal program delivery.