To: Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From: Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director
Report Title: ANNUAL AGENCY BUDGET
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE the Housing Authority's Annual Agency Budget for Fiscal Year Ending 3/31/27; and
2. ADOPT PHA Board Resolution No. 5275 Approving the Annual Agency Budget on HUD Form 52574.
BACKGROUND:
In compliance with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) regulations, the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC) has prepared its proposed budget for fiscal year ending March 31st, 2027.
Funding for HACCC's programs is generally provided for by the federal budget. The federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 budget provides HUD with program funding for CY 2026. HUD then allocates funds to HACCC based on eligibility criteria specific to each program. However, due to limited congressional appropriations per program, HUD then prorates funding nationally, reducing the funded amount to below 100% of eligibility. The national proration rates for each program are continuously estimated and adjusted throughout the calendar year, and only finalized once the calendar year is completed.
If Congressional approval of the Federal Budget is delayed, continuing resolutions usually authorize HUD to advance funding to HACCC at an interim level using conservative estimates. Upon approval, HUD spends a month or two determining proper program funding. Last year, Congress approved the Federal Budget in March 2025.
Three primary factors impact the funding of a housing authority's public housing and housing choice voucher (HCV) programs. These factors are the amount of funding allocated to HUD by Congress, the national utilization rate (number of families housed nationally) and the local utilization rate (number of families housed locally).
Congressional funding of HUD sets baseline funding for the Department's progra...
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