Tennessee Homeless Solutions

Tennessee Homeless Solutions Inc., a Jackson, Tennessee-based nonprofit organization, is a federal grant recipient delivering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems across the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) and the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program (CFDA 64.033).

The organization operates almost exclusively as a prime grant recipient rather than a contractor — 97% of its 78 recent federal awards are prime grants, with only 2 sub-awards. Its customer base is concentrated and narrow: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 73 awards (93% of the portfolio), while the VA's Veterans Health Administration represents 3 awards. Combined obligated dollars across all federal sources total $15.1 million. The organization has served two distinct customer agencies in recent history, signaling deep specialization in HUD and VA homelessness-intervention funding streams.

Tennessee Homeless Solutions holds a portfolio of multiple active CoC grants effective through June 2027, including project grants of $401,855, $562,926, $115,936, $363,507, $104,569, $420,383, and $228,047 (awarded July 1, 2026, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027), and an earlier CoC award of $145,882 running May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. These CoC grants fund eligible activities spanning permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, coordinated entry, street outreach, Homeless Management Information Systems implementation, and under rural set-asides, rent and utility arrears assistance, emergency lodging, housing repairs up to $10,000 per structure, emergency food and clothing assistance, and capacity building. The organization also holds a $618,075 VA SSVF grant (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026) for comprehensive supportive services to very low-income veteran families, including mandatory outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, temporary financial assistance for rental support and utility payments, and optional legal and financial management services. A second VA SSVF award of $618,075 was granted October 18, 2024, and a $420,792 HUD CoC award targeting youth homelessness (age 0–24) was awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) component.

Activity trajectory shows volatility year to year — 5 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 8 in 2026 — with the most recent award dated July 1, 2026. Ten awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating moderate recompete exposure. Tennessee Homeless Solutions partners with sub-recipients including West Tennessee Legal Services Inc. and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency to deliver services and expand regional capacity. The organization has received prior SSVF and YHDP grants indicating sustained federal confidence and multi-year program experience beyond the current award cohort.