City Of Waukesha Housing Authority

City Of Waukesha Housing Authority, operating as New Berlin Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government housing authority based in Waukesha, Wisconsin that receives federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as the sole customer and prime recipient, with no federal contract prime awards or subcontract roles in recent activity.

The Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with a portfolio spanning two federal grant programs. The entity receives Public Housing Operating Fund grants (CFDA 14.850) to support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative program implementation for public housing dwellings serving low-income residents in Vernon, Wisconsin and the Waukesha area. Recent operating fund awards include $112,563 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032) and $115,825 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), both formula allocations. The Housing Authority also receives Public Housing Capital Fund grants (CFDA 14.872) to support capital and management activities including public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades as specified in HUD-approved five-year action plans or approved for emergency work. The most recent capital fund award, dated April 1, 2026, carries $989,936 in potential value and runs through March 31, 2030; an earlier capital fund award of May 13, 2025 completion date May 12, 2029, and another dated May 6, 2024 through May 5, 2028, anchor the capital pipeline.

The Housing Authority's customer concentration is singular: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 44 of 49 total awards, with HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development responsible for 5 awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $16.9 million over a span from 2007 to the present. Activity has remained flat at three awards per calendar year across 2022 through 2026. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating routine formula-grant renewal cycles rather than recompete risk in the traditional sense — formula allocations under these programs are distributed to approximately 2,770 and 6,000 housing authorities respectively based on statutory formulas reflecting inventory characteristics and operational need rather than through competitive application.