Wheeling Housing Authority

Wheeling Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity based in Wheeling, West Virginia, receives formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and develop public housing serving low-income residents. The Authority acts as a prime grant recipient, not a contractor; it holds no federal contract prime awards and participates in no IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs. All 204 awards in the recent footprint derive from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, making customer concentration absolute.

The Authority's grant portfolio divides across three primary federal grant programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) supplies recurring formula grants for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses—property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Representative awards include $215,300 (awarded January 1, 2026, ultimate completion December 31, 2032), $190,337 (effective January 1, 2026, completing December 31, 2032), and $143,265 (effective January 1, 2026, completing December 31, 2032). The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital and modernization activities—public housing development, acquisition, and rehabilitation of units within the Authority's inventory—under multi-year action plans. A representative award of $1.68 million (effective April 1, 2026, completing March 31, 2030) exemplifies this program's scale. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to support low-income residents' employment and economic self-sufficiency; a $107,496 project grant (effective January 1, 2026, completing December 31, 2026) covers one or more full-time equivalent coordinator positions serving Housing Choice Voucher and public housing residents. The Authority also received a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative grant (effective June 1, 2023, completing May 31, 2026) and a Public Housing Capital Fund Safety and Security Emergency grant (awarded June 20, 2024, completing June 19, 2026).

Activity has remained stable at 11–12 awards per year across the past five years, with $58.9 million in total combined dollars obligated across all 204 awards since 2006. Twelve awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the Authority's annual recompete and renewal cycle within HUD's formula-grant ecosystem. The Authority does not hold sub-awards or perform as a subcontractor to other federal primes; 100% of its award footprint reflects prime recipient status in federal grant programs serving public housing operations and resident economic mobility in Wheeling, West Virginia.