Housing Authority Of County Of Cass

Housing Authority Of County Of Cass (doing business as Cass County Housing Authority) is a county-level public housing authority based in Beardstown, Illinois, that operates as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, administering formula-grant funds for public housing capital improvements, modernization, and operating expenses serving low-income residents in Cass County.

The authority is a U.S. local government entity (county housing authority structure) with no contracting footprint — all federal activity flows through HUD formula grants rather than procurement contracts. Housing Authority Of County Of Cass holds no seat on federal IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs and does not operate as a federal contractor prime or subcontractor. Its entire federal relationship centers on direct receipt of Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) and Public Housing Operating Fund formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office.

The authority's current active grant portfolio consists of recurring annual allocations under two principal HUD programs. A Public Housing Capital Fund award effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, carries $151,658 in federal funding designated for capital and management activities including modernization, infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and development activities to support its public housing inventory. A Public Housing Operating Fund award running January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2032, provides operating subsidies for day-to-day maintenance, management, routine preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative expenses. The authority also holds a second Public Housing Capital Fund allocation awarded May 13, 2025, through May 12, 2029, supporting similar capital and development work. These are formula-based allocations distributed to approximately 2,770 public housing agencies nationwide; recipients must confine capital funds to eligible activities specified in HUD-approved five-year action plans or emergency and disaster-related work, with compliance enforced under 2 CFR 200.

Housing Authority Of County Of Cass has received 35 federal awards across two decades (first award July 2006), all as a prime recipient under HUD formula grants. Activity is flat — two awards per year in the last five years — with a combined $4.4 million obligated across the entire portfolio. The authority's customer base is entirely HUD-concentrated (100% of awards); no other federal agencies appear in its funding history. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the recompete surface for HUD formula grant allocation renewal.