The City Of Jerome Housing Authority

The City of Jerome Housing Authority, doing business as Twin Falls Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority headquartered in Twin Falls, Idaho, that receives federal operating and capital grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund public housing operations, maintenance, and modernization.

Twin Falls Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grants; no subrecipient role) and receives all funding from a single federal customer: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula grants under two HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.871, now under broader Public and Indian Housing classifications) provides day-to-day operational subsidies for routine maintenance, management, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative expenses across the authority's public housing inventory. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides capital grants for modernization, infrastructure improvements, physical repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development activities that expand or reconfigure the authority's public housing units. Recent Capital Fund awards include $139,285 (awarded April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2030), an earlier capital grant awarded May 13, 2025 (completion May 12, 2029), and a capital award from May 6, 2024 (completion May 5, 2028). Operating Fund awards run on January-to-December cycles, with active awards covering calendar years 2025–2031 and 2026–2032. Both programs are formula-based allocations calculated from the authority's public housing inventory characteristics rather than competitive applications, meaning Twin Falls receives its annual entitlement automatically across approximately 2,770 participating PHAs nationwide.

Activity has been steady, with two awards per year across 2024, 2025, and 2026 — one operating fund grant and one capital fund grant annually — following a slower period in 2022–2023. Four awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined federal dollars obligated across all forty-six awards (dating to 2006) total $4.5 million. All work is performed in Twin Falls, Idaho, with funds obligated and expended in accordance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements. The authority maintains no federal contracts, no seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles, and no contract prime or subcontractor relationships; its federal footprint is entirely HUD grant-funded operations and capital improvement funding for low-income public housing residents.