Jackson Housing Authority

Jackson Housing Authority, a non-profit public housing agency based in Jackson, Tennessee, receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to operate, modernize, and expand public housing serving low-income residents, elderly households, and families with children. The Authority acts exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards), not as a contractor or subcontractor, drawing funding across three HUD grant programs with combined recent obligations of $91.2 million.

The Authority's grant portfolio concentrates heavily on three recurring HUD programs. The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) dominates the award count and dollar volume, funding day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses including property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative program implementation. Recent Operating Fund awards run from January 2022 through December 2032, with individual formula grants ranging from $117,062 to $575,148 per allocation year. The Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) supports capital activities including modernization of existing units, infrastructure improvements, development activities that expand or reconfigure the Authority's housing inventory, and emergency repairs. Jackson Housing Authority received a $1.917 million Capital Fund allocation effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2030. The Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funds salaries and fringe benefits for FSS Program Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to public housing residents, Housing Choice Voucher recipients, and project-based rental assistance tenants; the Authority's most recent FSS award of $252,848 covers the calendar year 2026 and funds coordinator positions serving a minimum threshold of participating families. The Authority also participates in the JOBS-PLUS Pilot Initiative, a project grant running from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028, supporting employment and economic advancement programming.

HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 216 of 230 total awards in the source data, representing the Authority's primary federal customer relationship. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development placed 12 awards (likely HOME Rental program funding, consistent with a sub-award line item dated July 8, 2024), and the Department of Homeland Security placed one award. Award volume has remained relatively steady over the past five years—11 awards in 2022, declining to 9 awards in 2023, rising to 11 in 2024, 10 in 2025, and 9 recorded so far in 2026. Twenty-one awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing grant recompete exposure as formula allocations and project grants cycle for renewal or successor periods. The Authority's federal footprint began in 2004 and demonstrates continuous participation in federal public housing grant programs spanning two decades.