The Waverly Housing Authority

The Waverly Housing Authority, operating through its Franklin Housing Authority Division and doing business as Waverly Housing Authority, is a tax-exempt nonprofit housing authority based in Franklin, Tennessee, that acts as a federal grant recipient administering public housing capital modernization, operations, and emergency assistance programs under the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates exclusively as a direct grant recipient and sub-recipient from HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Waverly Housing Authority's federal footprint centers on formula grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under two primary programs: the Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), which supports capital and management activities including modernization, development, infrastructure improvements, emergency repairs, and energy efficiency upgrades to public housing units; and the Public Housing Operating Fund, which funds day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative costs. Recent prime grants include a $230,143 Capital Fund formula grant covering April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, a Capital Fund award dated May 13, 2025 with completion May 12, 2029, and an Operating Fund award dated January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032. The organization also received sub-recipient awards from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency beginning in August 2021 for emergency protective measures under disaster assistance programs (PA 4609 and pandemic emergency reimbursement), with a May 1, 2025 sub-award for emergency protective measures and vaccine distribution.

Waverly Housing Authority's customer base is entirely concentrated in two federal agencies: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office (41 awards, 69% of total awards as prime recipient) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (18 awards, 31% as sub-recipient). The organization has received 59 total awards since 2006, with steady activity in recent years — two to three awards annually from 2022 through 2025, and two awards to date in 2026. Four awards will reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The award portfolio reflects a standard public housing authority profile: formula-based allocations from HUD indexed to the authority's inventory characteristics (unit count, building age, construction costs) rather than competitive procurement, combined with federal emergency assistance sub-awards flowing through state disaster management channels.