Chama Housing Authority

Chama Housing Authority, Village Of Chama Housing Authority Division, is a U.S. local government entity and subsidiary of the Village Of Chama municipality that receives federal grants exclusively from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and maintain public housing serving low-income residents in Chama, New Mexico. The entity operates as a prime recipient under two core HUD grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872).

Chama Housing Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of formula-based grant awards, with no contract prime activity and no subcontractor engagement. The operating fund grants support day-to-day operational expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, security and anti-crime activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and debt service necessary to maintain adequate operating reserves and service delivery. Capital fund grants enable modernization, infrastructure upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, emergency repairs, and management improvements to the public housing inventory, all subject to the authority's HUD-approved five-year action plan and eligible activities prescribed under 24 CFR Part 905. A recent award of $139,100 under the Capital Fund program on April 1, 2026, carries a completion deadline of March 31, 2030; a $104,100 Operating Fund award dated January 1, 2026, runs through December 31, 2032; and a $138,893 Capital Fund award on May 13, 2025, completes on May 12, 2029. An additional Operating Fund award dated January 1, 2025, extends through December 31, 2031.

Customer concentration is absolute — all 42 awards in the source record derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with combined obligations of $4 million. Activity has been modest and flat: two awards per year across 2024, 2025, and 2026, following higher award counts in 2022 (four) and 2023 (two). Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The entity is a child organization of the Village Of Chama, Inc., a U.S. local government municipality based in Chama, New Mexico.