The Housing Authority Of The City Of Atlanta, Georgia

The Housing Authority Of The City Of Atlanta, Georgia is a not-for-profit public housing authority that receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income residents throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. Atlanta Housing operates exclusively as a grant recipient—not a federal contractor—receiving formula-based allocations and project grants that support day-to-day operations, capital improvements, resident services, and neighborhood revitalization activities.

Atlanta Housing's federal footprint concentrates almost entirely with HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office. The organization holds 883 awards from that office and one award from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, representing 100 percent of its federal funding. The awards span multiple grant programs anchored by three recurring formula grants: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides operational subsidies for property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative expenses; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which finances public housing modernization, development, rehabilitation, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades; and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Coordinators who provide employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing, Housing Choice Voucher programs, and project-based rental assistance properties. Atlanta Housing also received a landmark $40 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant (CFDA 14.889) awarded on July 27, 2023, supporting an eight-year comprehensive neighborhood revitalization effort to replace obsolete housing with mixed-income units and catalyze community reinvestment.

The organization's annual award activity has remained relatively steady across the past five years, ranging from 29 to 34 awards per year. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $630.1 million, with the most recent award dated April 1, 2026. Thirty-six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity for HUD funding renewals. Operating Fund and Capital Fund awards typically carry formula-based, multi-year allocations with ultimate completion dates spanning six to eight years, while the Family Self-Sufficiency project grants run calendar-year cycles with annual renewal potential. Atlanta Housing operates its public housing portfolio serving elderly residents, families with children, and persons with disabilities across the Atlanta metropolitan area, with all federal work performed at administrative oversight and operational locations in Atlanta, Georgia.