County Of Phelps

County Of Phelps, a local government entity headquartered in St. James, Missouri, is a federal grant recipient that administers employment and economic mobility services for low-income families through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). The county operates as a prime recipient under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with no contract prime or subcontract footprint; all recent federal activity is grant-based.

County Of Phelps has received five Family Self-Sufficiency grants spanning 2022 through 2026, each providing salary and fringe benefits funding for FSS Program Coordinators who serve residents of public housing, Housing Choice Voucher programs, and project-based rental assistance properties within Phelps County. The most recent award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, carries $138,476 in funding and requires the county to hire and maintain one full-time equivalent FSS Coordinator and enroll a minimum of 25 participating families. Prior awards in 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022 followed the same program structure under Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act (the 2024 award operated under Section 306 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act). Coordinator responsibilities include enrolling and maintaining families in the program, developing individualized training and services plans with participants, and partnering with local employers and community service providers to facilitate employment outcomes and wage improvement over the five- to seven-year program contract period.

County Of Phelps has served a single customer agency across its entire award history: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for all eleven awards in the source data. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $880 thousand. Activity has remained flat at one award per year from 2022 through 2026. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating a renewal opportunity with HUD. The county's parent entity is County Of Phelps (the county government itself); the child entity listed in the source operates as Phelps County Health Department and serves as the grant-performance vehicle.