Bessemer Housing Authority

Bessemer Housing Authority, a U.S. local government housing authority based in Bessemer, Alabama, receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Labor to operate and modernize public housing and fund workforce development programs serving low-income residents and disadvantaged youth. The Authority does not pursue federal contracts or sit on contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint consists of formula grants and project grants in its role as a public housing agency.

The Authority's customer base is concentrated almost entirely within HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 126 of 128 recent awards (98% of the portfolio). Two awards come from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. HUD funding streams dominate the dollars obligated as well, reflecting the scale and recurrence of housing authority formula allocations.

The Authority's grant portfolio rests on three recurring HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides formula grants to support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses—property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative costs. Recent obligated amounts include $1,013,921 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), $440,733 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), and $396,679 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032). The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula grants for capital and modernization activities—housing development, rehabilitation, energy efficiency upgrades, and emergency repairs to the Authority's public housing inventory. A $2.56 million Capital Fund grant was obligated April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to serve low-income families enrolled in public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and project-based rental assistance programs; the Authority received $146,016 for this program (January 1 through December 31, 2026).

The Authority also holds two project grants from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. A $4.125 million YouthBuild grant (CFDA 17.274) runs from June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027 and supports pre-apprenticeship training in construction skills, academic credentials, and employment assistance for underserved youth ages 16 to 24. An earlier YouthBuild award (May 2, 2022 through March 1, 2026) similarly funded project-based academic learning and occupational skills training for opportunity youth ages 16 to 24 with risk factors including housing instability, adjudicated youth status, foster care aging-out, and disability.

Activity has remained flat over the past five years (six awards in 2022, five in 2023, eight in 2024, five in 2025, five in 2026 year-to-date). Five awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete or renewal opportunity. Combined dollars obligated across the 128 awards in the source data total $136.6 million, with the earliest award dating to July 1, 2003.