Saugus Housing Authority

Saugus Housing Authority, a non-profit public housing agency based in Saugus, Massachusetts, is a recipient of federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, operating exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal contract prime or sub activity. The entity is a child organization of the Town of Saugus and serves exclusively under HUD's public housing grant programs.

Saugus Housing Authority's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated in two formula grant programs administered by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund. Under the Capital Fund program, the authority received a $258,983 formula grant award effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, supporting capital and management activities for public housing modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements serving low-income residents in Saugus. Permissible capital activities include public housing development and modernization, financing costs associated with standard and mixed-finance developments, debt service payments, and management improvements. Under the Operating Fund program, formula grants fund day-to-day operational expenses including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative and program implementation expenses. The authority must maintain accurate inventory data in HUD's Information Management System and ensure all expenditures occur by grant completion dates, with compliance required under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements.

Over the past five years, Saugus Housing Authority received two awards per year on a consistent basis, with a combined obligated value across forty total awards of $6.3 million. All forty awards (100%) are prime grants; the authority does not subcontract federal work. All awards fund Department of Housing and Urban Development programs. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The authority's activity pattern reflects the formulaic, non-competitive nature of public housing allocations, which are calculated using HUD's established formula based on inventory characteristics such as unit counts, building age, and construction costs rather than through competitive application processes. Capital Fund grants run on four-year cycles; Operating Fund grants span multi-year periods with annual processing and continuation. This grant footprint is typical for public housing authorities nationwide and does not create federal contractor competition or procurement vehicle opportunities for private-sector federal contractors.