Housing Authority Of Fort Worth, Texas

Housing Authority Of Fort Worth, Texas, doing business as Fort Worth Housing Solutions, is a tax-exempt nonprofit public housing authority based in Fort Worth, Texas that receives federal housing and homelessness grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a grant recipient rather than as a federal contractor. The organization operates exclusively as a prime recipient across its federal footprint, with 275 of 277 recent awards (99%) as direct grants from HUD rather than subrecipient positions.

Fort Worth Housing Solutions receives federal funding across four primary HUD grant programs spanning public housing operations, capital improvements, homelessness services, and resident economic mobility. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA not specified in source) and Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supply formula-based grants for day-to-day maintenance, routine and preventative repairs, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, and capital modernization of the Authority's public housing portfolio. The most recent Capital Fund award, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030, carries $1,072,329 in funding for modernization, development, and infrastructure activities. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) awards project grants to fund FSS Coordinator salaries and fringe benefits; the most recent such grant, dated January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, valued at $490,470, supports coordinators who enroll low-income families in employment and economic mobility services. The Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems; Fort Worth Housing Solutions has received multiple CoC project grants, including a $2.13 million award dated October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The Authority also received an Economic Development Initiative community project funding grant dated August 13, 2024, through August 31, 2032, and in April 2023 was awarded a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant for neighborhood-level community development.

Customer concentration is nearly absolute: HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 192 awards (69% of total awards), and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 82 awards (30% of total awards), representing 99% of all awards. The remaining 1% reflects a single award from the Department of Homeland Security. Combined dollars obligated across all federal sources total $233.2 million. Recent award volume has remained relatively flat, declining from 11 awards in 2023 to 8 in 2025, with 3 awards visible year-to-date in 2026. Eleven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure for those grant cycles. Fort Worth Housing Solutions operates primarily in Fort Worth, Texas and the Fort Worth metropolitan area, serving low-income public housing residents, families receiving Housing Choice Vouchers, and individuals and families experiencing homelessness.