Shelby County Housing Auth

Shelby County Housing Authority, doing business as Lake Towers, is a U.S. local government entity and public housing authority based in Shelbyville, Illinois, that receives federal housing operating and capital grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. As a subordinate agency of Shelby County government, Lake Towers operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no federal contracting footprint and no subcontracting relationships.

Lake Towers' entire federal award stream consists of formula grants under two HUD programs: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) and the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872). Operating fund grants support day-to-day 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 grants support modernization, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and development of public housing units, with eligible activities either specified in a five-year action plan or approved by HUD for emergency work. Recent representative awards include a $292,679 Public Housing Capital Fund grant awarded April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030; a $133,414 Public Housing Operating Fund grant awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032; and earlier capital and operating fund awards dating back to at least 2022. All funded activities must comply with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements.

Lake Towers' customer concentration is complete and monolithic: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for all 39 awards in the source data, representing the entirety of the entity's federal funding relationship. The award portfolio shows minimal variance over five years—two awards annually from 2022 through 2026—with combined dollars obligated across all recorded awards totaling $8.6 million. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting renewal or recompete timing for the authority. As a government entity rather than a federal contractor or vendor, Lake Towers does not compete for work, sit on contract vehicles, or engage in prime-sub teaming arrangements; it functions as a direct recipient of entitlement funding administered by HUD to serve low-income residents in its public housing portfolio.