Housing Authority Of The County Of Wake

Housing Authority Of The County Of Wake is a tax-exempt public housing authority based in Zebulon, North Carolina, that receives federal grant funding as the prime recipient from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and modernize public housing serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities throughout Wake County.

The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, with no federal contract prime or subcontract work in its portfolio. Its entire federal funding footprint derives from three core HUD grant programs under the Public Housing Act of 1937. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) supports day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. The authority has received multiple operating fund formula grants with seven-year performance periods extending through December 2032, including awards of $362,037, $300,993, and $189,342 in 2026. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) provides formula-based grants for capital and management activities including construction and acquisition of additional public housing units, system and facility improvements, and energy efficiency upgrades, with a recent award of $1,266,126 covering April 2026 through March 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program funds coordinator positions and salary and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who enroll and maintain participating families, prepare individual training and services plans, and build employer partnerships; recent awards span single calendar years (2024, 2025, 2026) as well as multi-year periods.

The authority's customer concentration is absolute: 100% of its 89 awards derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, reflecting the statutory formula-grant structure of these housing programs. Activity has remained consistent at approximately five awards per year over the past five years (2022 through 2026), with a combined dollars obligated across all awards of $49.7 million. Nine awards have ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing the authority's near-term recompete exposure.