Summary

The Housing Authority of Henry County received a $243,496 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators program (CFDA 14.870), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2029. This award supports the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative, which funds service coordinators who connect low-income public housing residents to supportive services designed to address educational, professional, and health barriers to economic and housing self-sufficiency.

The grant enables the Housing Authority to employ or contract service coordinators who provide direct linkages between residents and community resources, fostering pathways to improved employment outcomes and long-term housing stability. Service coordinators operate as connective intermediaries, identifying resident needs and facilitating access to appropriate social, educational, vocational, and health services. The three-year performance period reflects HUD's commitment to sustained, evidence-based resident support services that build economic mobility and self-sufficiency within public housing communities in Kewanee, Illinois.