Chattanooga Housing Authority

Chattanooga Housing Authority, a tax-exempt nonprofit public housing agency headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a prime recipient of federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, operating as a formula and project grant recipient (100% prime awards) across public housing operations, capital improvements, and resident supportive services. The agency does not hold federal contracts and has no subcontract exposure.

Chattanooga Housing Authority's grant portfolio is dominated by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, which accounts for 294 of 311 total awards (94% of activity). The agency also receives project grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, project grants from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Executive Office for Weed and Seed (3 awards), and one award from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. Recent obligated dollars across all awards total $356.3 million, with the most recent award (August 3, 2026) a $250,000 Public Housing Capital Fund emergency safety and security grant running through August 2, 2028.

The agency's grant work centers on three core HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides formula grants for day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of the authority's approximately 433 public housing households, including management and operations, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, and administrative costs under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) awards formula and project grants for public housing modernization, development, and capital improvements through five-year action plans and emergency work; recent awards include $4.694 million (April 2026, through March 2030) and $250,000 (August 2026, through August 2028) for capital needs and safety and security emergencies. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.869) and Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services — Service Coordinators program (CFDA 14.870) fund program coordinators who enroll and support residents in self-sufficiency services; Chattanooga received $272,250 under the Resident Opportunity program (June 2026, through May 2029) and has received annual Family Self-Sufficiency project grants renewing through calendar years ending December 31. A notable project grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (July 17, 2024, through September 30, 2032) funds the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation program to replace the distressed College Hill Courts public housing site with approximately 1,126 new mixed-income units (including 497 replacement public housing units), provide relocation assistance and supportive services to approximately 433 residents, and make physical improvements to the Westside neighborhood to promote economic development and upward mobility. The agency also received a $382,940 project grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on February 17, 2023 (through August 31, 2031) under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program.

Award activity has averaged approximately 11 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with 14 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete timing for formula and project grant renewals under HUD's annual appropriations cycle.