What Bloomington Housing Authority does

Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) is a quasi-governmental public housing authority established in 1961 under Indiana state law, operating exclusively within Monroe County to administer federal housing assistance programs funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The organization serves over 2,500 households annually through two core programs: the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, which administers more than 1,300 vouchers enabling low-income families to rent in the private market, and the RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration) program, which operates 320 affordable housing units across three communities — Crestmont, Walnut Woods, and Reverend Butler. BHA does not develop proprietary technology; its core technology footprint is administrative, consisting of an online application portal, a partnership with RentPayment for rent collection, and standard web infrastructure supporting waitlist management and program communications.

BHA's revenue model is entirely public-sector and grant-funded: federal HUD appropriations flow through the HCV and RAD programs as recurring subsidy payments, supplemented by Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for RAD conversions, City of Bloomington capacity-building funding and buildable lots, and donations channeled through its nonprofit affiliate Summit Hill Community Development Corporation (SHCDC), established in 2019. The agency supplements its housing programs with a portfolio of supportive services including the Family Self-Sufficiency Program with escrow savings, Community of Empowerment resident services, a Grocery Shuttle, Computer Lab, and the Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund. SHCDC extends BHA's footprint into affordable homeownership through a Community Land Trust with 45 lots priced between $169,500 and $214,000. The agency operates with approximately 30 staff under Executive Director Nathan Ferreira and a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Bloomington.

Name

Bloomington Housing Authority

Legal name

Bloomington Housing Authority

Website

https://bhaindiana.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bloomington Housing Authority is a public housing authority serving Monroe County, Indiana. It administers 1,300+ federal Housing Choice Vouchers and operates 320 RAD affordable units across three communities, supporting over 2,500 low-income households annually through HUD-funded programs and supportive services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Housing Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (92511), Administration of Housing Programs (925110)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Voucher & Rental Assistance Programs (Tenant-Based/Project-Based) (FSALAKAI), Affordable & Public Housing Asset Management (BPAJAMAI), Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH)

Keywords

• Public housing authority
• Housing choice vouchers
• Affordable housing administration
• Rental assistance programs
• Supportive housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program: Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the HCV Program, paying a portion of eligible families' rent directly to landlords each month.
2. RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration) Program: Project-based vouchers (PBV) and Section 8 funding supported by HUD that stays with rental units. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding also supports RAD properties.
3. Community Development Grants and Donations: SHCDC, the nonprofit development arm established in 2019, funds programs through public and private monies, client fees, and donations. The City of Bloomington provides capacity building funding and buildable lots.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bloomington Housing Authority is a public housing authority that administers federally funded affordable housing programs in Monroe County, Indiana. Its core offerings are the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) affordable rental housing, a Community Land Trust, and supportive services (Family Self-Sufficiency, Community of Empowerment) for low-income individuals and families.

Product overview

Bloomington Housing Authority operates a portfolio of housing assistance and community development programs. The core offerings include the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program allowing private market rentals, and RAD Housing consisting of 320 affordable units across three properties (Crestmont, Walnut Woods, Reverend Butler). Supportive services include the Family Self-Sufficiency Program with escrow savings, Community of Empowerment with resident services and grocery shuttle, and Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund. The affiliated Summit Hill Community Development Corporation operates a Community Land Trust for affordable homeownership. An online Application Portal manages waitlists, and RentPayment enables online rent collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program Federally funded rental assistance program that provides housing vouchers to low-income individuals and families in Monroe County, allowing them to lease units from private-market landlords. BHA administers the subsidies and landlord relationships.
• RAD Affordable Housing Communities Owned and operated affordable rental housing portfolio under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, comprising 320 units across six communities for low-income individuals and families in Monroe County, with rents capped at approximately 30% of adjusted income.
• Community Land Trust Community Land Trust program maintaining 60 income-restricted, permanently affordable homes for low-income and moderate-income Monroe County residents, separating land ownership from home ownership to keep housing affordable long-term.
• Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Federal HUD Family Self-Sufficiency program that helps HCV and RAD participants build savings, set goals, and progress toward economic self-sufficiency through case management and escrow incentives.
• Community of Empowerment Wraparound supportive services program for BHA residents offering access to a computer lab, a grocery shuttle, and resource navigation to support housing stability and self-sufficiency for low-income, senior, disabled, and veteran residents.
• Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund Financial risk-mitigation resource for private-market landlords who lease units to HCV participants, helping to reduce landlord exposure to damage or unpaid rent and incentivizing participation in the voucher program.
• Affordable Housing Online Application Portal Online portal where prospective residents can apply for BHA affordable housing programs (HCV, RAD, land trust) and access program information.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 2,500 households annually with housing assistance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Summit Hill Community Development Corporation (SHCDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SHCDC was established in 2019 as the nonprofit development arm of BHA to create and preserve high-quality affordable homes while investing in people and places that make communities flourish. SHCDC develops the Community Land Trust and other housing development projects.
• City of BloomingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Bloomington contributed buildable lots with infrastructure from the Trinitas Development near 17th St and Arlington St, as well as providing capacity building funding to SHCDC. The Community Land Trust partners with the Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) department's Homebuyer's Club.
• Habitat for Humanity of Monroe CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHabitat for Humanity of Monroe County partners with the CLT as both a builder and lender. HFHMC builds Habitat houses on lots provided by the CLT and sells homes to homeowners who have completed Habitat's homeownership classes.
• Clear Creek HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClear Creek Homes is a premier home builder in south central Indiana, specializing in modular home construction. Clear Creek builds CLT homes in the new Land Trust neighborhood, Arlington Park.
• Brinshore DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHCDC is partnering with Brinshore Development to redevelop the Kohr Building into permanent affordable housing. Low-income Housing Tax Credits were applied for in 2023 and construction began in 2024.
• CenterstonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenterstone serves as the service provider partner for the Kohr Building redevelopment project, providing supportive services for residents of the permanent affordable housing development.
• South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCAP will provide childcare services for up to 28 infants and toddlers in three classrooms on the first floor of the Summit Hill Early Learning Center. The second floor consists of three 2-bedroom low-income apartments.
• KrogerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKroger (Downtown location at 528 S College Ave) is one of the designated grocery stores served by the BHA Grocery Shuttle program for RAD community residents.
• AldiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAldi (West location at 2035 Liberty Dr) is one of the designated grocery stores served by the BHA Grocery Shuttle program.
• Walmart and Sam's ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalmart and Sam's Club (both on IN-45) are additional designated grocery stores served by the BHA Grocery Shuttle program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tacoma Housing Authority: Mid-sized Washington state PHA operating HCV, public housing, and local rental assistance programs. Comparable portfolio scale with similar blend of federal program administration and supportive services.
• Louisville Metro Housing Authority: Kentucky/Indiana border regional PHA administering HCV and public housing. Comparable PHA structure with overlapping Midwestern affordable housing market dynamics.
• Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority: Mid-size Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana tri-state area PHA. Comparable in scale and program mix, operating in adjacent regional housing market with shared cross-state tenant dynamics.
• Indianapolis Housing Authority: Indiana's largest PHA, administering HCV and public housing programs in Indianapolis. Directly comparable as a state-level peer operating under the same HUD regulatory framework, but at materially larger scale.
• Fort Wayne Housing Authority: Indiana PHA administering federal housing programs in Fort Wayne. Closely comparable mid-sized Indiana authority with similar HCV portfolio and public housing stock scope.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Housing Authority: One of the largest US PHAs administering tens of thousands of vouchers and public housing units. Overlapping regulatory framework and program types but operates at far greater scale and complexity.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that develops and finances affordable housing, including LIHTC syndications that BHA's SHCDC relies on for projects like the Kohr Building. Operates upstream in the same affordable housing ecosystem.
• New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA): The largest PHA in the United States. Operates within the same federal HUD framework but at multi-order-of-magnitude scale; serves as a structural reference for program design and federal funding dynamics.

Others

• Grounded Solutions Network: National membership organization supporting community land trusts, including BHA's SHCDC land trust. Provides technical assistance, peer learning, and policy advocacy that BHA leverages for CLT design and stewardship.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution providing capital and capacity building to CDCs and PHAs. Adjacent enabling organization that funds affordable housing infrastructure similar to BHA's SHCDC pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bhaindiana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bloomington-housing-authority
• Instagraminstagram.com/bhaindiana/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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