Does the State Auditor in Mississippi have the authority to audit Housing Authorities?

Section 7-7-81 of the Mississippi Code states:

"(1) The State Auditor shall have the authority to preaudit or postaudit, conduct performance audits and reviews, investigate projects, entities and their use of any funds provided to the state or any of its agencies or subdivision, or any nonprofit organization, from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and its successors. . . . The State Auditor shall have the authority to recover costs associated with auditing and investigating such projects and funds within the limits of federal law from any such entity that receives such funds."

Apparently, the state legislature intended for it to be so, if the money was received pursuant to ARRA. Housing authorities are entities that are not normally subject to the authority of the State Auditor, but why would they not be willing for someone to ensure that the money is actually being used for the poor people they are trying to help? As Shakespeare said, "methinks they protest too much."