Housing Authority Of City Of Woonsocket

Housing Authority of City of Woonsocket, a U.S. local government entity based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is a federal grant recipient that receives formula-based operating and capital funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to manage and modernize public housing stock serving low-income residents.

The organization is structured as a municipal housing authority with no federal contract prime awardees or subcontractors; all federal funding flows through HUD grant programs. The Housing Authority operates exclusively as a recipient under two primary federal grant vehicles: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating Fund grants support day-to-day expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security initiatives, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants enable modernization, infrastructure improvements, property acquisition, construction of additional public housing units, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and mixed-finance development activities, with eligible work defined in 24 CFR Part 905 and subject to HUD approval through the Authority's five-year action plan.

Customer concentration is absolute: the Housing Authority has received all 160 recent awards exclusively from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, representing 100 percent of the organization's federal grant footprint and $166.9 million in combined obligations obligated over the available award history. Recent representative awards include a $4.33 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant awarded April 1, 2026, running through March 31, 2030, for capital and management activities at Woonsocket public housing properties; recurring Public Housing Operating Fund grants ranging from approximately $121 thousand to $670 thousand annually, awarded January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, for operational expenses; and a $537,404 Operating Fund formula grant effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032. The Housing Authority also received a competitive Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund grant (CFDA 14.872) awarded September 17, 2024, and running through September 16, 2028, for lead-hazard evaluation and reduction in public housing units.

Activity has remained flat at approximately seven awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with seven awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore facing renewal or recompete in that window. The organization holds no parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs, and maintains no teaming relationships as a subcontractor. The Housing Authority's role is limited to direct recipient status under formula grant programs; it does not engage federal contractors as subcontractors or place task orders on government-wide acquisition vehicles.