Housing Auth Of County Of Marion

Housing Auth Of County Of Marion, doing business as Marion County Housing Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority that serves as the recipient of federal housing grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, administering formula and project grants to operate and maintain public housing for low-income residents in Marion County, Illinois.

The Housing Authority operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no federal contracting activity and no subcontracting role. Its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded through HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, concentrating on three core federal grant programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS). Operating Fund awards, distributed as formula grants running through 2031 and 2032, support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund awards, likewise formula-based, fund public housing modernization, development, and infrastructure improvements consistent with the Authority's approved 5-Year Action Plan. FSS project grants fund salary and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who enroll families, prepare individual training and services plans, and build employer and service-provider partnerships to support economic self-sufficiency for public housing residents. Recent representative awards include a $1.763 million Public Housing Capital Fund grant (CFDA 14.872) awarded April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, a $227,661 Public Housing Operating Fund grant (CFDA 14.850) awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032, and an FSS project grant awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

The Housing Authority's award portfolio is concentrated entirely with HUD Public and Indian Housing Office (91 of 92 awards), with a single outlier award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. Across ninety-two awards accumulated since 2006, the Authority has obligated $49.1 million. Activity is flat across the past five years, averaging five awards per year, with five awards carrying ultimate completion dates inside the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete. The Authority resides at 719 Howard Street, Centralia, Illinois 62801.