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Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Program Information

Popular name

(FSS)

Program Number

14.896

Program objective

To promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing and Project-Based Rental Assistance programs with public and private resources to enable participating families to increase earned income and financial literacy, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, and make progress toward economic independence and self-sufficiency. Public Housing FSS and HCV FSS were separate programs for many years. They were combined into one FSS program in FY14. PBRA became eligible to be funded with the implementation of the FSS Final Rule in May 2022.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    The program anticipates to provide assistance to 70,000 families. The program provided assistance to 72,000 families.

  2. 2017

    The program anticipates to provide assistance to 72,000 families.

  3. 2018

    The program anticipates to provide assistance to 72,000 families.

  4. 2019

    Funds approximately 700 PHAs across the country each year. FSS serves over 70,000 participants each year.

  5. 2020

    HUD will provide funding for over 1,300 Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators.

  6. 2021

    HUD provided funding for over 1,300 Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators.

  7. 2022

    HUD provided funding for over 1,300 Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators.

  8. 2023

    HUD offered new programs and provided funding for over 1,500 Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinators.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

HUD appropriation statutes, and the specific fiscal year NOFO posted in Grants.gov provide program requirements and guidelines. See also 24 CFR 984.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Housing

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Individual/Family
  • Low Income

Additional resources