Recipient of federal assistance · BAKERSFIELD, CA

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF KERN

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF KERN received $57M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 101 actions, −8.7% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $308.4M. Its largest awarding agency was Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing ($50.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$57M
New awards
53
Actions
101
Since FY2021
$308.4M
UEI
EG8WAM315LZ5
Parent organization
HOUSING AUTHORITY THE CO.-KERN
Location
BAKERSFIELD, CA
State and local governments
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 42.6MFY2021
  2. 41.9MFY2022
  3. 48.1MFY2023
  4. 56.4MFY2024
  5. 62.5MFY2025
  6. 57MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$47.1M83%
  2. Grants$9.9M17%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$46.7M82%
  2. 14.267 · Continuum of Care Program$6.2M11%
  3. 14.872 · Public Housing Capital Fund$1.9M3.4%
  4. 14.850 · Public Housing Operating Fund$1.7M3.0%
  5. 14.879 · Mainstream Vouchers$247.2K0.4%
  6. 14.896 · Family Self-Sufficiency Program$165.5K0.3%
  7. 10.427 · Rural Rental Assistance Payments$163.3K0.3%

Awarding agencies

  1. Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$50.7M89%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  2. Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$6.2M11%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  3. Rural Housing Service$163.3K0.3%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$19.2M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· CA008VO0432
  2. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$9.5M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 29, 2025 – Dec 29, 2025· CA008VO0422
  3. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$6.7M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· Mar 24, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026· CA008VO0430
  4. PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE…$6.2M
    14.267 · Continuum of Care Program· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Project grant· May 14, 2026 – May 14, 2026· CA1197L9D042512
  5. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$3.4M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 23, 2025· CA008VO0421
  6. PURPOSE: THE PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM (CFP) WAS CREATED BY AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1937 ACT BY THE QUALITY HOUSING AND WORK…$1.9M
    14.872 · Public Housing Capital Fund· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Formula grant· Apr 2, 2026 – Apr 2, 2026· CA16P00850126

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.