Greater Metro Area Housing Auth

Greater Metro Area Housing Auth, a tax-exempt public housing authority based in East Moline, Illinois, is a prime recipient of federal formula grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office for capital improvements and operating subsidies supporting low-income public housing.

Greater Metro Area Housing Auth operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no federal contracting footprint. All 95 awards in the source data come from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two primary grant programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850). The authority does not serve as a subrecipient, does not hold any federal contract vehicles, and does not subcontract work to third parties. This is a direct-recipient relationship with a single federal customer.

The capital fund grants support modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, housing unit development or reconfiguration, management improvements, and financing activities including debt service. Operating fund grants cover day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security programs, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. Recent named awards include a $1,026,880 capital fund grant (effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030), a $255,330 operating fund grant (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032), and prior-year capital and operating allocations dating back to at least 2022. Formula allocations are calculated by HUD using inventory characteristics including unit counts, building age, and construction costs, and must comply with Uniform Administrative Requirements (2 CFR 200). The authority must align expenditures with its HUD-approved 5-year action plan or receive HUD approval for emergency or disaster-related work.

Activity has remained flat over the past five years, averaging five awards annually through 2024 and declining to four awards in 2025 and 2026. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will cycle to recompete. Combined dollars obligated across all 95 awards total $46.6 million, representing the authority's cumulative allocation across both capital and operating grant streams since 2006.