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Public Housing Operating Fund

Program Information

Popular name

Operating Subsidy Grant

Program Number

14.850

Program objective

To provide and operate cost-effective, decent, safe and affordable dwellings for lower income families through an authorized local Public Housing Agency (PHA).

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    The Department projects to make available $3.7 billion in operating subsidies for approximately 1.1 million public housing units The Department made $4.03 billion in operating subsidies for approximately 1.1 million public units.

  2. 2017

    The Department projects to make available $4.4 billion in operating subsidies for approximately 1.1 million public housing units.

  3. 2018

    The Department made $3.9 billion in operating subsidies for approximately 1.1 million public units.

  4. 2019

    The Operating Fund program provided financial support for the property management, maintenance, and associated resident services for approximately 1 million units of low rent public housing on an annual basis.

  5. 2020

    HUD will make $4.5 billion available for Operating Fund formula grants to support property management, maintenance, and associated resident services for units of low rent public housing on an annual basis.

  6. 2024

    HUD provided $5.4 billion for Operating Fund formula grants to support property management, maintenance, and associated resident services for units of low rent public housing on an annual basis.

  7. 2025

    HUD will make $5.1 billion available for Operating Fund formula grants to support property management, maintenance, and associated resident services for units of low rent public housing on an annual basis.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

24 CFR 990, 24 CFR 941, Handbook 7417.1 (Rev.-1) (Public Housing-Development Handbook), Handbook 7465.1 Rev-2. (Public Housing Occupancy: Admission).

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
  • Individual/Family
  • Low Income
  • Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
  • Senior Citizen (60+)
  • Unemployed

Additional resources