HUD has announced the first round of Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program grant awards from FY 25 funding for use during calendar 2026. These FSS renewal awards will go to 713 Public Housing Authorities and Multifamily Property Owners, for a total of $129,957,087. This funding will be used to support 1,349 FSS Coordinators around the country.
This is the first round of funding for FY 25 FSS grants. HUD was able to fully fund all eligible renewal positions requested by these 713 applicants. Applications submitted after November 24, 2025, are still be processed. HUD anticipates that a second round will be announced in the coming weeks, including full funding of all renewal positions requested.
HUD also anticipates announcements of funding for expansion positions for grantees in both rounds, but do not anticipate funding any new FSS programs this year.
View the full list of initial Renewal Program Awardees here.
Formal Notices of Award (NOA) will be available sometime in January 2026. The period of performance is January 1 – December 31, 2026. HUD reminds agencies to ensure that the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) is active in GrantSolutions, and that the Unique Entity ID (UEI) is still active in SAM.gov.
For more information see the FSS website, or email: fss@pih.hud.gov.