Mississppi Regional Hsing Auth

Mississppi Regional Hsing Auth, operating as Region 6's Public Housing Authority Division, is a nonprofit housing authority headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, that acts as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896). The organization receives annual project grants to fund employment and economic mobility services for low-income residents across public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and project-based rental assistance properties in the Jackson metropolitan area.

The vendor's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated with a single customer agency. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 33 of 35 recorded awards (94% of the portfolio), spanning calendar years 2022 through 2026. Recent awards include a $370,218 project grant for the 2026 calendar year, comparable grants in 2025 and 2024, and prior-year funding cycles in 2023 and 2022. The organization acts as a prime recipient in 33 awards (94%) and as a sub-recipient in 2 awards (6%).

Under each annual FSS grant, Mississppi Regional Hsing Auth hires and retains full-time equivalent Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators who enroll and maintain low-income families in the program, develop individualized training and services plans, build partnerships with employers and community service providers, and support families toward employment and economic self-sufficiency goals. Each grant funds coordinator salaries and fringe benefits exclusively; the organization must maintain a minimum of 25 participating families for the first coordinator position, with enrollment thresholds increasing by 50 families for each additional coordinator. Over a five- to seven-year service period, participating families are expected to increase earned income, improve employment outcomes, and reduce welfare dependency through coordinator guidance.

Activity has remained flat at one award per year across 2022–2026. Combined obligated dollars across the full portfolio total $10.1 million. One award is scheduled to complete within the next twenty-four months, creating a recompete opportunity for the upcoming funding cycle.