Watertown Housing Authority

Watertown Housing Authority, a public housing agency based in Watertown, Wisconsin, receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office as a prime recipient under two formula grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund. The authority is a child entity of the City of Watertown and operates as a U.S. government entity self-certified as a small disadvantaged business.

The authority's federal footprint consists exclusively of HUD formula grant awards, all directed toward capital improvements and operational expenses for public housing inventory serving low-income residents in Watertown. Recent awards include a $218,541 Capital Fund grant effective April 2026 through March 2030, which supports modernization, rehabilitation, energy efficiency upgrades, code compliance improvements, and emergency repairs to the authority's public housing units in accordance with its HUD-approved five-year action plan. The authority also receives ongoing Operating Fund grants to cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, administrative and program implementation costs, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and insurance. The Operating Fund operates as a multi-year award spanning January 2025 through December 2031.

All 38 awards in the source data derive from a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — with consistent annual activity (two awards per year from 2022 through 2026) and combined obligated dollars of $3.4 million across the entire portfolio. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure in that window. The authority does not function as a federal contractor or subcontractor; it operates as a direct recipient of formula-based allocations under the 1937 Housing Act, as amended, serving approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide and nearly one million units across all fifty states and territories. The authority competes in no set-aside categories and places no task orders on federal vehicles. Its role is administrative stewardship of federally funded public housing capital and operations for eligible low-income households in Watertown.