Project Grant FSS26MA7489

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded the Taunton Housing Authority $100,282 on January 1, 2026, under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) to fund salaries and fringe benefits for FSS coordinators serving residents of public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and project-based rental assistance properties.

FSS coordinators hired or retained through this funding enroll and maintain families in the program, prepare individual training and services plans with participants, and build partnerships with employers and community service providers. The award funds full-time equivalent coordinator positions; for each funded position, the grantee must serve at least 25 participating families in the first coordinator slot and an additional 50 families for each subsequent funded coordinator during the calendar year period of performance.

Performance period runs through December 31, 2026, with place of performance in Taunton, Massachusetts. Expected outcomes include employment gains or wage improvements for participants over the 5–7 year contract participation term and achievement of individual participant goals. The Taunton Housing Authority administers the award as a local public housing authority serving low-income residents in the Taunton area.