Housing Authority Of The City Of Vancouver

Housing Authority Of The City Of Vancouver, doing business as Vancouver Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Vancouver, Washington, that acts as a federal grant recipient under HUD programs, not as a federal contractor. The organization operates as a prime recipient on 122 of 123 recent federal awards (99%), with one sub-recipient role on a capital improvement project.

Vancouver Housing Authority's federal grant footprint centers entirely on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, which funds 101 of its 123 awards. The authority operates three primary grant programs: the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), a formula grant supporting public housing modernization, development, and management improvements; and a congressionally directed Economic Development Initiative grant awarded in August 2024. The authority also receives recurring formula grants under the broader Public and Indian Housing program. Representative recent work includes a $295,851 Family Self-Sufficiency Program award for the 2026 calendar year to fund coordinator salaries and fringe benefits serving at least 25 participating families in FSS enrollment and employment planning, and a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded in May 2025 with a completion date of May 2029 supporting housing modernization and development activities. The authority additionally received a smaller volume of awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (16 awards) and isolated awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security. In its single sub-recipient role, Vancouver Housing Authority participated in a capital rehabilitation project at 1900 Fort Vancouver Way, a 124-unit single-room occupancy building serving veterans and disabled households exiting homelessness, where work included structural improvements, system upgrades, and sustainable design features meeting Evergreen standards.

Activity has remained modest and relatively flat—six awards in 2022, eight in 2023 and 2024, declining to two in 2025 and one in 2026. Five awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. Vancouver Housing Authority's award portfolio reflects the mission profile of a regional public housing authority: it does not compete for federal contracts or sit on federal contract vehicles. The organization's federal funding derives entirely from HUD's housing and community development grant programs, with cumulative obligations of $41.7 million across 123 awards since 2003.