Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority

Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority (ZMHA) is a U.S. government entity and public housing authority in Zanesville, Ohio, that operates as the prime recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident self-sufficiency programming.

ZMHA operates exclusively as a grant recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with 83 of its 95 awards (87% of the portfolio) flowing through this single customer. The authority receives formula-based allocations under four core HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance and administrative expenses; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds capital improvements, modernization, construction, and infrastructure upgrades specified in ZMHA's approved five-year action plan; the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), which funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs; and the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative, which supports employment outcomes for public housing residents. ZMHA also receives smaller grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (11 awards) and a single award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The portfolio spans 95 total awards dating to 2005, with recent activity averaging four to five awards per year from 2022 through 2026.

Recent grant activity includes a $1.382 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (CFDA 14.872) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supporting modernization and infrastructure improvements to ZMHA's public housing portfolio; a $298,676 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (CFDA 14.896) running January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, funding coordinator salaries to serve at least 25 participating families; and two tranches of the Public Housing Operating Fund formula grants (CFDA 14.850) totaling $488,669 (one for $358,155 running January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and one for $130,514 running January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032) supporting property management, maintenance, security, energy, and resident services. Eight awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. ZMHA does not hold positions on federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs and does not operate as a federal contractor or subcontractor; its federal footprint is entirely within grant-recipient structures managed by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.