The family self-sufficiency program (FSS) is governed by section 23 of the 1937 housing act

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia $105,100 in project grant funding on January 1, 2026, under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896).

The award funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators who implement the Family Self-Sufficiency program for residents of public housing and housing choice vouchers. The Housing Authority must hire or retain one full-time equivalent FSS coordinator and serve at least 25 participating families during the calendar year 2026 period of performance. Coordinator responsibilities include enrolling and maintaining families in the program, preparing individual training and services plans with families, and building partnerships with employers and service providers in the community. Over the 5–7 years of participation, program participants are expected to become employed or improve employment and wages while meeting individual goals.

The Housing Authority, headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, operates exclusively as a grant recipient in the federal funding space with no procurement activity. Performance occurs at Columbus, GA 31906. The award period runs through December 31, 2026.

Activities

Funds under FSS grants are used solely to fund salary and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators. Responsibilities of FSS coordinators under the award include, but are not limited to, enrolling, and maintaining families in the program, working with families to prepare individual training and services plans (itsps), and building partnerships with employers and service providers in the community. The required number of participating families that a grantee must maintain is outlined in the funding notice and is based on the number of coordinators for which a grantee receives funding. Generally, the grantee must hire/retain one full-time equivalent (FTE) FSS program coordinator for each funded position. For the first full-time FSS coordinator position funded by HUD, programs must serve at least 25 participating families in FSS during the period of performance (the calendar year following the appropriation), and this number increases by 50 families for each additional funded coordinator after the first.

Expected outcomes

Grantees will hire/retain the number of coordinators for which they are funded. These coordinators will serve at least the minimum number of participants required by the grant. Over the 5-7 years of their contract of participation, participants will become employed or improve their employment and wages and meet other individual goals.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiaries of FSS are families currently residing in public housing (section 9), families currently participating in the housing choice voucher (section 8) program, and those living in project-based rental assistance (pbra) properties.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.