Housing Authority Of Mcdonough County

Housing Authority Of Mcdonough County is a U.S. local government housing authority based in Macomb, Illinois, that receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate and improve public housing units serving low-income families, elderly residents, and persons with disabilities in McDonough County. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient — it holds no federal contracts and all 78 awards in its recent footprint are prime HUD grants under two core programs spanning the past two decades.

The Housing Authority's federal funding splits between the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating Fund grants support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy cost management, resident supportive services, insurance, debt service, and administrative program implementation. Capital Fund grants fund public housing modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and related financing activities, subject to the Authority's approved five-year action plan or HUD approval for emergency work. Recent Operating Fund awards include a $230,080 grant (effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032) and a $182,210 grant (same period), while a $985,238 Capital Fund award (effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030) funds modernization and improvement activities. The authority received four grants in each of the past five years (2022–2026), with combined obligated funding of $28.5 million across all 78 awards.

The Housing Authority's customer concentration is singular — 100% of awards come from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which administers both the Operating Fund (a $5 billion program serving approximately 6,000 housing authorities nationwide) and the Capital Fund (serving approximately 2,770 agencies managing nearly one million units across all 50 states and territories). Eight awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore face recompete or renewal. All work is performed in McDonough County, Illinois, and compliance is governed by 24 CFR Part 905 (Capital Fund) and the Housing Act of 1937, with uniform administrative requirements under 2 CFR 200.