Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
HOME-ARP Rental Housing Development – 2026 Round One
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 27, 2026 · 17 days left
- Award size
- $500K – $4M
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Special district (utility, fire, etc.)
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
Before you apply: Tennessee state agencies usually require you to be registered as a supplier in the state's Edison system before they can pay a grant. Ask the program contact, and register early. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Davidson County
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 190, including your county
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://thda.org/govt-non-profit/home-arp-program/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/5a1613b4-a0ee-43c0-b896-3348229f7342
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct6
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct20
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct24
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble. - Oct27
Deadline
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Writing the need statement? Davidson County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 14.239, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
82 awards to Tennessee groups in 15 counties since 2011 · 1 in Davidson County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $16M spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $13.6M | 2021 |
| Kentucky Housing Corporation | Frankfort | $12.7M spent that year | 2024 |
| Knox Housing Partnership, Inc | Knoxville, Knox County | $4.4M spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $4.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $4.2M | 2011 |
| City of Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | $4.1M | 2021 |
| City of Bristol | Bristol, Sullivan County | $4M | 2021 |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.9M | 2023 |
| City of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.4M | 2019 |
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $3.3M | 2024 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Housing Development Agency and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 108 pass-through grants on file · 4 in Davidson County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | City of Knoxville, Department of Community Development | $3.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency | Nashville, Davidson County | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davison County, Tennessee | $3.2M spent that year | 2023 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Housing Development Agency | $2.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| Highlands Residential Services | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | $2.5M | 2025 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | $2.5M | 2025 |
| A.i.m. Center, Inc. (THE) | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | $2.5M | 2025 |
| Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | City of Chattanooga | $1.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| Knox Housing Partnership, Inc | Knoxville, Knox County | Knox County | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Franklin Housing Authority | Franklin, Williamson County | Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | $1.6M | 2025 |
| Knox Housing Partnership, Inc | Knoxville, Knox County | City of Knoxville | $1.6M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Housing Development Agency | Maryville | Tennessee Housing Development Agency | $1.4M | 2026 |
| Ecg Semmes, Lp | Nashville, Davidson County | City of Richmond | $1.3M | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
- HOME-ARP Supportive Services – 2026 round · Due Oct 23, 2026 · 13 days left
About the federal program
Home Investment Partnerships Program, also called “HOME Investment Partnerships Program”
Program number 14.239 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)