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Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)

HOME-ARP Rental Housing Development – 2026 Round One

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Oct 27, 2026 · 20 days left
Award size
$500K – $4M
Cost share / 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. Grant-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee
  • No cost share required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 85

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About this grant

Federal HOME-ARP grants to nonprofit housing developers and public housing authorities to buy, build or rehab affordable rental housing for people who are homeless or at risk, anywhere in Tennessee. Grants can cover all development costs.

Should we apply? (2-minute check) Ask a partner for a letter

Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. 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.
  2. Oct20
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  3. Oct24
    Submit
    Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble.
  4. Oct27
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

60 awards to Tennessee recipients in 6 counties since 2011. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$13.6M2021
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$4.2M2011
City Of KnoxvilleKnoxville, Knox County$4.1M2021
City Of BristolBristol, Sullivan County$4M2021
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.9M2023
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.4M2019
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.3M2024
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.3M2025
City Of ChattanoogaChattanooga, Hamilton County$3M2021
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2.8M2021
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2.1M2022
City Of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$2M2020

Source: 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 grantee

This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. In Tennessee it's handed out by Tennessee Housing Development Agency and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 25 subawards on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee subaward recipients
RecipientWhereThroughAmountFY
Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$2.5M2025
Highlands Residential ServicesCookeville, Putnam CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$2.5M2025
A.I.M. Center, Inc. (The)Chattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$2.5M2025
Franklin Housing AuthorityFranklin, Williamson CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$1.6M2025
Maryville Housing Development CorpMaryvilleTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.4M2026
Ecg Semmes, LpNashville, Davidson CountyRichmond, City of$1.3M2026
Keystone Development, Inc.Johnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.2M2025
Journey Home IncMurfreesboro, Rutherford CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.1M2025
County Of CarterElizabethton, Carter CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.1M2025
Tennessee'S Community Assistance CorporationMorristown, Hamblen CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$1.1M2024
Neighborhood Housing, IncKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.1M2025
Alcy Ball Development CorporationMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.1M2026

Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).

About the program (14.239)

Home Investment Partnerships Program — HOME Investment Partnerships Program

How applications are judged

The grantee's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan are reviewed according to the criteria set forth in 24 CFR 91.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Part 92, Subpart A-M,Public Law Public Law 118-158, Public Law 119-4.HOME Investment Partnerships ProgramAll Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) must contribute or match no less than 25 cents for each dollar of HOME funds spent on affordable housing. As PJs draw funds from HOME Investment Trust Funds, they incur a match liability, which must be satisfied by the end of each federal fiscal year. The matching contribution adds to the resources available for HOME-assisted or HOME-eligible projects, and must come in the form of a permanent contribution to affordable housing. Generally, investments from state or local governments or the private sector qualify as matching contributions, whereas federal funds (such as CDBG) do not qualify. Eligible sources of a match for HOME funds include: cash; donated construction materials or...

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

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