Tuscaloosa Housing Authority

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, operates as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development, receiving formula and project grants to finance public housing operations, capital improvements, supportive services, and community homelessness programs. The Authority does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor and does not appear on contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based and recipient-side, with minimal sub-recipient pass-through activity (99% of 272 awards in the source are prime recipient grants).

Tuscaloosa Housing Authority's grant portfolio is concentrated in HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which funds 234 of 272 awards. The largest program by award volume is the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), a formula grant that provides recurring annual operating subsidies for day-to-day expenses, maintenance, utilities, anti-crime activities, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service. The Authority received multiple operating-fund allocations across 2022–2026 and into the early 2030s, with individual awards ranging from $113,096 to $902,906 per fiscal year. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides longer-cycle capital funding for housing modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements; a $3.089 million capital fund award dated April 1, 2026, funds work through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) supports coordinator salaries to enroll and retain low-income families in employment and training; the Authority received $145,962 on January 1, 2026, to fund one full-time coordinator position serving at least 25 participating families.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (34 awards) funds the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which addresses homelessness through permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, and supportive services. A $103,534 COC award dated September 1, 2026, under the rural set-aside, runs through August 31, 2027, and funds eligible activities including permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, and repairs up to $10,000 per structure for transitional or permanent housing. The Authority also administers a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative grant (Public and Indian Housing Office) awarded June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028, supporting employment and self-sufficiency for public housing residents.

Activity has remained stable over the past five years, with 16 awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024, declining slightly to 15 awards in 2026. Combined obligated dollars across all 272 awards total $135.1 million. Fifteen awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete exposure. Three sub-recipient pass-through awards document affordable housing development: a $10.024 million sub-award for affordable housing creation within Tuscaloosa city limits (October 22, 2024), the Springer Property Phase V project (August 10, 2023), and THA Affordable Housing (July 19, 2022). The Authority does not hold contract vehicles, compete for contract work, or serve as a subcontractor to prime contractors — its role is exclusively that of a HUD grant recipient managing public housing operations and homelessness-prevention programs for the Tuscaloosa area.