Description
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program supports the Department’s strategic goal of increasing economic opportunity for HUD-assisted families. FSS provides grants to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to support the salaries and training needs of FSS Program Coordinators who assist participating families receiving housing assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV/PBV) and Public Housing (PH) programs. The program aims to help families achieve self-sufficiency by increasing their earned income and financial empowerment, reducing or eliminating the need for welfare assistance, and making progress toward economic independence and self-sufficiency. Some key aspects of the program include:
* PHAs execute a five-year Contract of Participation with each individual participating family that incorporates the responsibilities of each party, as well as an Individual Training and Services Plan (ITSP) to help the family become more self-sufficient.
* FSS Program Coordinators develop local strategies to connect participating families to public and private resources to increase their earned income and financial empowerment.
* The program is open to eligible Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) that have met all funding requirements outlined in prior year Notice of Awards and Grant Agreements and the Terms and Conditions therein.
* The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern Standard time on September 21, 2021.
* The estimated funding for this program is $105,000,000, and the expected number of awards is 700.