Trenton Housing Authority

Trenton Housing Authority, a local government housing authority headquartered in Ewing Township, New Jersey, operates as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, receiving formula-based allocations across three core federal grant programs serving low-income public housing residents in the Trenton area. The Authority receives 100% of its federal funding from HUD and acts exclusively as a prime recipient; it does not serve as a subrecipient or pursue federal contracts.

The Authority's grant portfolio centers on three HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides recurring annual operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses—management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Recent Operating Fund awards include allocations of $1,462,757 on August 3, 2026 (performance through December 31, 2030), $1,217,397 on January 1, 2026 (through December 31, 2032), $2,065,598 on January 1, 2026 (through December 31, 2032), $1,713,229 on January 1, 2026 (through December 31, 2032), and $2,205,798 on January 1, 2026 (through December 31, 2032), along with multiple earlier-year allocations. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital modernization, development, and management improvements specified in the Authority's five-year action plan, including physical improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades; awards include $5,362,000 on April 1, 2026 (through March 31, 2030) and earlier allocations dated May 6, 2024, and May 12, 2022. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds FSS coordinator salary and fringe benefits for program implementation; awards include $115,825 on January 1, 2026 (through December 31, 2026) and earlier allocations in 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022. A supplemental Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing award was issued July 17, 2024 (through September 30, 2033).

The Authority has received 130 total awards since 2006 with $287.2 million in combined dollars obligated. Activity has remained flat at approximately seven to eight awards annually over the past five years—2022 through 2026 each carried seven or eight awards. Seven awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. As a formula-grant recipient under the Public Housing Act and its amendments (1937 Act, as amended), the Authority receives annual allocations determined by HUD's operating-fund calculation process and capital-fund formula without competitive solicitation. Receipt of funding is conditioned on maintenance of an Annual Contribution Contract with HUD. All work is performed in Trenton, New Jersey.