Mercer County Housing Auth

Mercer County Housing Auth Mercer County Housing Authority Division is a U.S. local government entity and county housing authority based in Aledo, Illinois, operating as the prime recipient of federal housing grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. The Authority is not a federal contractor and does not compete for federal contracts; it is exclusively a grant recipient under two HUD formula-grant programs.

Mercer County Housing Authority serves a single customer agency — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — and receives formula-based allocations under the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and the Public Housing Operating Fund programs. The Authority uses capital grants to fund public housing modernization, development, management improvements, and infrastructure enhancements in compliance with 24 CFR Part 905 and its approved 5-Year Action Plan. Operating grants support day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative program implementation for public housing serving low-income residents across Mercer County.

Over the past four years, the Authority has maintained a stable cadence of two awards per year across both programs. Recent representative grants include a $144,683 Public Housing Capital Fund award effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, and an ongoing Public Housing Operating Fund award with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2032. Combined obligations across all forty awards total $4.2 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, triggering formula-based reallocation cycles typical of the HUD public housing program.

The Authority operates entirely within the public housing system and does not subcontract work to private vendors or engage in competitive federal procurement. As a local government entity, it functions as a pass-through recipient administering federal grants for capital and operating activities benefiting public housing residents in Mercer County. This posture is not decision-relevant to commercial federal contractors pursuing teaming, subcontracting, or vehicle partnerships; the Authority neither competes on federal solicitations nor places task orders with contractors.