Franklin Housing Authority

Franklin Housing Authority, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, is the recipient of federal grants funding public housing operations, capital improvements, homeless services, and employment support programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Franklin Housing Authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient (99% of recent awards) rather than as a federal contractor. The Authority receives formula and project grants from two HUD offices: the Public and Indian Housing Office, which funds the majority of the award footprint, and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which funds homelessness-focused programs. Over the past several years, Franklin Housing Authority has received 72 total grant awards across six primary federal programs with combined dollars obligated of $34.5 million. The Authority's federal grant work centers on four core program areas: the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), which provides formula-based subsidies for day-to-day operations and maintenance of public housing units; the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which funds modernization, infrastructure improvements, and development activities in the public housing stock; the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.879), which funds coordinator salaries and benefits to support resident employment and self-sufficiency initiatives; and the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which supports permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

The Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 63 of the 71 prime award grants, representing the dominant funding stream. The Continuum of Care Program (administered by the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development) generates the remaining eight prime awards, with recent CoC project grants of $905,571 (award date September 1, 2025) and $885,267 (award date September 1, 2024) serving homeless populations in the Franklin service area. Representative recent awards include a Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant of $454,733 (award date April 1, 2026, completion March 31, 2030) for capital activities and public housing modernization, a Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant of $246,232 (award date January 1, 2026, completion December 31, 2032) for operational and maintenance expenses, and a Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (award date January 1, 2026, completion December 31, 2026) for FSS coordinator salary and benefits supporting resident employment and training. The Authority also participates in the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (award date June 1, 2024, completion May 31, 2027) to enhance employment outcomes for public housing residents.

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years, with four to five awards per year between 2022 and 2025, declining to three awards in 2026. Five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity. The Authority operates a single sub-award relationship, receiving supportive services funding for individuals and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness (sub-award date September 15, 2023).