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Tennessee Housing Development Agency

HOME Rental Housing Development

Closed for this year

Key facts

Deadline
Next round: about Jun 15 – Jul 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size
$300K – $1.5M
Match ?
Not stated: check the official notice · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), City or town government, County government
Where
Anywhere in Tennessee

Closed for this year

Last round: Jun 15 – Jul 30, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Jun 15 – Jul 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.

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 Tennessee
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 190

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About this grant

Federal HOME grants for developing affordable rental housing in Tennessee.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

82 awards to Tennessee groups in 15 counties since 2011. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$16M spent that year2025
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$13.6M2021
Kentucky Housing CorporationFrankfort$12.7M spent that year2024
Knox Housing Partnership, IncKnoxville, Knox County$4.4M spent that year2023
City of Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$4.3M spent that year2025
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 MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$3.8M spent that year2025
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.4M2019
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$3.3M2024

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. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyCity of Knoxville, Department of Community Development$3.9M spent that year2025
Metropolitan Development & Housing AgencyNashville, Davidson CountyMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davison County, Tennessee$3.2M spent that year2023
Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Housing Development Agency$2.5M spent that year2025
Highlands Residential ServicesCookeville, Putnam CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$2.5M2025
Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxville, Knox 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
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc.Chattanooga, Hamilton CountyCity of Chattanooga$1.8M spent that year2025
Knox Housing Partnership, IncKnoxville, Knox CountyKnox County$1.7M spent that year2025
Franklin Housing AuthorityFranklin, Williamson CountyTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development$1.6M2025
Knox Housing Partnership, IncKnoxville, Knox CountyCity of Knoxville$1.6M spent that year2025
Tennessee Housing Development AgencyMaryvilleTennessee Housing Development Agency$1.4M2026
Ecg Semmes, LpNashville, Davidson CountyCity of Richmond$1.3M2026

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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)

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.

Match

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...

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