HUD Honors Housing Authority of Hopkinsville for Superior Program Administration

The Louisville Field Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented awards for excellence in management to several housing agencies at the Kentucky Housing Association Mid-Year Conference held February 11-14, 2007, in Louisville.

The Housing Authority of Hopkinsville was honored with the Agency of the Year Award from among those Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in Kentucky managing 250 or more units. With an annual budget of approximately $2.6 million, this 456-public housing unit and 484-unit Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program PHA has sustained both Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Section 8 Management Assessment System (SEMAP) high performance designations since 2002, averaging a score of 97 between the two assessments. Their annual risk assessment ranking is among the lowest for large PHAs based on continuous improvements to program implementation and financial and physical soundness. In addition to its role as landlord for 940 households, the PHA has historically augmented its programs with numerous and varied opportunities for their families to become self-sufficient. This PHA also recently expanded their mission to include the development and management of 48 units of federally assisted elderly housing. Congratulations to the Housing Authority of Hopkinsville!