ST Francois Public Housing Agency

ST Francois Public Housing Agency (ST. Francois County PHA Division), a tax-exempt nonprofit public housing authority headquartered in Park Hills, Missouri, operates as a federal grant recipient funding Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program coordination through annual awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office.

ST Francois PHA receives recurring annual FSS grants under Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act and Section 306 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The agency uses grant funds exclusively to hire and retain FSS program coordinators who enroll and maintain families in the program, prepare individual training and services plans, and build partnerships with employers and service providers in the community. The FSS program serves residents of public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) properties; participating families must meet a minimum threshold of 25 families per funded coordinator position in the first year, increasing by 50 families for each additional funded coordinator. Over their 5–7 years of participation, FSS families are expected to achieve employment or improve wages and meet other individual goals. ST Francois PHA has received continuous annual FSS awards from HUD since 2022, with the most recent award dated January 1, 2026, running through December 31, 2026.

The agency's entire award portfolio (11 awards across more than a decade) derives from a single customer — HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office — with combined dollars obligated at $557 thousand. Award activity remains flat at one award per year from 2022 through 2026. One award faces completion within the next twenty-four months (the 2026 FSS grant expiring December 31, 2026).