Tampa Housing Authority

Tampa Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity structured as a housing authority, is primarily a recipient of federal housing and community development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with no federal contracts or contract vehicles in its portfolio. The Authority operates as a prime recipient on 348 of its 351 total federal awards (99%), with a small sub-recipient presence on two disaster relief sub-awards from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management. Tampa Housing Authority does not compete for work; it receives formula and project grants under statutory housing programs that allocate federal funds to public housing agencies.

Tampa Housing Authority's grant portfolio centers exclusively on HUD programs serving low-income residents in the Tampa metropolitan area. The Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 287 of the Authority's 344 documented HUD awards, spanning formula grants under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). Representative recent work includes a $592,688 four-year Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (April 2026 through March 2030) supporting modernization, infrastructure improvements, and energy efficiency upgrades to public housing units; a $496,860 seven-year Public Housing Operating Fund grant (January 2026 through December 2032) providing day-to-day operational and maintenance subsidies; and a $980,720 Family Self-Sufficiency Program grant (January 2026 through December 2026) funding coordinator salaries and fringe benefits for employment and economic mobility services to families in public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and project-based rental assistance properties. The Authority also receives project grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), with recent awards of $306,605 (January 2026 through December 2026) and $624,048 (October 2025 through September 2026) supporting permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and Community Planning and Development office combined represent 98% of the Authority's recent award volume.

Activity has remained stable at 9–12 awards per year over the past five years, with 21 awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure across multiple formula and project grant programs. Total obligated dollars across all federal awards in the portfolio reach $364.1 million, with the Authority serving ten distinct federal customer agencies. Tampa Housing Authority also received a $250,000 Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant from the Federal Communications Commission (May 2023) to increase awareness and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program among eligible low-income households, and a congressionally directed spending award under HUD's Economic Development Initiative (August 2024 through August 2032) for community development activities. As a sub-recipient, the Authority received two Florida disaster relief sub-awards from the State Division of Emergency Management for the Seminole Park and Rome Program and Property Services projects (February and November 2025). Tampa Housing Authority's federal role is narrowly scoped to direct administration of public housing operations, modernization, supportive services, and homelessness prevention on behalf of HUD.