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Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) | HUD. gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program The first round of funding for FY25 FSS grants was announced on December 29, 2025. The second round of funding for FY25 FSS grant was announced on March 6th, 2026.
In these packages, we were able to fully fund all eligible renewal positions requested by 829 applicants, as well as all eligible request for expansion positions to move from one to two, two to three, and three to four positions. We do not anticipate funding any new FSS programs this year. View the full list of Renewal Program Awardees "here" .
Family Unification Program (FUP) Youth and FSS Program Demonstration Funding for FSS Program Coordinator Salaries Related Notices, Regulations, and Other Information Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Listserv Evaluation & Research Papers of HUD's FSS Program FSS Guidebook and Trainings Updated Administering an Effective Family Self-Sufficiency Program: A Guidebook Based on Evidence and Promising Practices (January 2023) Strengthening Economic Self-Sufficiency Programs: How Housing Authorities Can Use Behavioral and Cognitive Science to Improve Program (2014) Program Design - Trauma-Informed Care & ACES - This training was given to Jobs Plus grantees, but is applicable to all supportive services programs.
(March 2023) Self-Sufficiency Best Practices for Program Design & Collaboration - What skills do your staff need to have? What should you consider in your workflow? Relational Organizing as the key for Recruitment & Retention.
What are some innovative ways to engage and connect residents? (March 2023) FSS Resource Library page on HUDExchange FSS During COVID-19: A Conversation with HUD and Compass on HUD's Guidance, Flexibility, and Innovation - This page includes the webinar recording, the slides for download, and the written Q&A.
FSS During COVID-19, Part II: Innovations & Lessons from the Field - This also includes a high-level overview of the Eviction Prevention and Stability Toolkit July 28, 2020 HUD PIH webinar on supportive services available to PHAs and Tribes/TDHEs during the COVID-19 epidemic. slide deck Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Guide to Remote Financial Coaching and related Bureau resources.
You can access the recording, slides, transcript, links to the resources discussed, and output from group activities. This is an excellent corollary to CFPB’s Your Money, Your Goals financial empowerment and consumer protection resources for frontline staff and volunteers to use with traditionally underserved populations.
This series is designed for new and experienced practitioners who would like to receive an overview of the latest resources and exchange tips and strategies for using the tools with clients. The series will focus on content related to: financial well-being, consumer protection, cash flow, credit, debt, savings, financial products, and other topics.
FSS Online Training Every FSS program is required to have at least one staff member that has taken the training and passed the quiz in order to access FSS funding. The training remains open to all.
FSS Final Rule & New 24 CFR 984 Regulations Word Version of Final Rule Slides from FSS Final Rule Webinar FSS FAQ (July 23, 2023 version) HUD-52650 FSS Contract of Participation Sample FSS Sample Escrow Spreadsheet for PHAs (11/19/2024) Sample FSS Escrow Spreadsheet for Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) owners (11/19/2024) Slides from Escrow Calculation Webinar FSS Action Plan Checklist (updated 8/21/2024) Required for Submission of Plans Sample FSS Action Plan (updated 8/21/2024) Slides from FSS Action Plan Webinar HUD-52653 PBRA FSS Reporting Tool HUD-52651B FSS Monitoring Review Self-Assessment Tool (updated 8/21/25) Slides from Monitoring Review Tool Webinar for Stakeholders Sample HUD-52651-C FSS Annual Report Survey Resources for New Programs Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Listserv FY23 FSS New Grantee Orientation Slides - June 18, 2024 FSS Action Plans for New Grantees - Slides FSS Cooperative Agreement Templates PBRA-PBRA-FSS Cooperative Agreement Template PHA-PBRA-FSS Cooperative Agreement Template Family Unification Program (FUP) Youth and FSS Program Demonstration & Fostering Youth Initiative (FYI) Vouchers & Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities (FSHO) In the FY 2015 Appropriations Act for HUD, Congress authorized a demonstration to test the effectiveness of combining Housing Choice FUP vouchers for eligible youth lacking adequate housing under FUP with assistance under the FSS program.
The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Amendments, passed by Congress in the 2021 Appropriations pairs provides FUP Youth and FYI vouchers with participants that enroll in the FSS program (or similar) to extend the life of the vouchers up to an additional 24 months of voucher assistance as long as the participant is in the FSS program.
See Implementation of the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Amendments for the Federal Register notice implementing these amendments calling for public comment on its implementation. Notice PIH 2016-1 : Outlines the FUP-FSS demonstration and gives information on how to apply to participate.
FUP_FSS Demonstration Slides FUP_FSS Demonstration Approved PHAs Promotes the development of local strategies to coordinate public and private resources that help housing choice voucher program participants, public housing tenants, and tenants in the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program obtain employment that will enable participating families to achieve economic independence and reduce dependence on welfare assistance and rental subsidies.
Nature of Program: The FSS program promotes the development of local strategies to coordinate private and public resources that help eligible families obtain employment and achieve economic independence. The FSS program is administered by public housing agencies (PHAs) and Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) owners with the help of program coordinating committees (PCCs).
The PHA/owner and an adult member of each participating family execute a Contract of Participation, generally for five years with a possible two-year extension for good cause, incorporating the specific training and services plan for the family.
Participating families are provided with an interest-bearing escrow account made up of the difference of the rent the family pays when entering the program and the increased rent that would be charged as the family’s earned income increased.
On completion of the FSS contract, a family may claim its escrow account, if the person who signs the Contract is employed, no family member is receiving welfare assistance, and the family has met their other individual goals. FSS Coordinators in each local program build partnerships with employers and service providers in the community to help participants obtain jobs and services.
These services may include childcare, transportation, basic adult education, job training, employment counseling, substance/alcohol abuse treatment, financial empowerment coaching, asset-building strategies, household skill training, homeownership counseling, and more. Other than annual funding notices for FSS program coordinators’ salaries, fringe benefits, and training stipend, no specific funding is provided by HUD.
FSS Fact Sheet : Provides general FSS program information. PHA Contact Information : for contact information of all PHAs by State, not only PHAs that administer an FSS program, click here .
FSS General Funding Notice FY25 FSS Annual Funding Notice CY22, CY23, and CY24 FSS PIC Counts Table FSS Application Webinar Presentation (October 6, 2025) FY25 Application Instructions FY25 Application Flowchart Funding for FSS Program Coordinator Salaries FY24 FSS Renewal Program Awardees (updated September 2025) FY24 Annual Funding Notice FSS ACHIEVEMENT METRIC (FAM) The FAM Score is the first standardized, longitudinal performance metric for the FSS program in its 30-year history.
As you may recall, the Agency published a Federal Register Notice in 2018 outlining the methodology for evaluating FSS programs. Over the past few years, we have worked to make the score more usable and to reduce any year-to-year variability that could impact a PHA’s overall score. Note - the changes are in the statistics, not in the metrics themselves.
Note - the FAM Score does not currently measure unfunded programs, Original 39 MTW agencies or PBRA programs. FSS Office Hours FAM Score Update - November 19, 2024 - FSS Mailing List Bulletin Nov.
15, 2023 Federal Register Notice Family Self-Sufficiency Achievement Metrics (‘‘FAM’’) Score FSS Achievement Metrics (FAM): A Brief Introduction webinar recording FAM Score Spreadsheet Explainer Current FAM Scores Spreadsheet (2022) 2021 FAM Scores Spreadsheet 2020 FAM Scores Spreadsheet (baseline) PIH Notice 2016-08 - Inventory Management System/PIH Information Center (IMS/PIC) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Reporting and FSS Program Portability Provisions - The purpose of this notice is to provide information to PHAs on how to improve the accuracy of the FSS information submitted into IMS/PIC.
Eight-part webinar discussing PIH Notice 2016-08 Letter to PHAs on PIC system changes related to Section 17 “FSS Addendum” of form HUD-50058 (August 28, 2014) PIH-2010-25- Timely Reporting Requirements of the Family Report (form HUD-50058 and form HUD-50058 MTW) into the Public and Indian Housing Information Center Program Rules and Requirements SF-425 Financial Close-Out PLEASE NOTE: To view the SF425 form, right-click the link and choose to 'Save link as...'
to your computer - then open with a PDF Reader. If you click the link and open in your browser, you will receive an error. There are active elements in the SF425 form which cannot be read by your browser.
Certification of Project Completion and Compliance Sample Does my FSS program have to comply with the HUD Housing Counseling Certification Requirements?
Resources for Family Self-Sufficiency programs in Multi-Family (Project Based Rental Assistance) Properties FSS Mandatory Programs Exceptions - State or Area Office Approval of Exceptions to Section 8 and Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Programs of the Mandatory Minimum Size Letter from IRS stating that FSS Escrow is not taxable Accounting Brief #26 - Financial Reporting for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program PIH Notice 2022-20 on Establishment of the Escrow Accounting Line and Use of Forfeited FSS Escrow Publications on HUD's FSS program HUD's CityScape Vol.
27 No. 1 - Symposium: Family Self-Sufficiency Program Evaluation (2025) Strengthening economic mobility through the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (2024) More Multifamily Owners Are Discovering One Of The ‘Best-Kept Secrets’ Of U.S. Housing Policy (2023) Helping renters build assets and move out of poverty by scaling HUD's best kept secret (brookings.
edu) (2023) Abt’s Evaluations of Compass Working Capital‘s innovative model for implementing HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program (2017-2021) Work, Engagement, and Well-being at the Midpoint: Findings from the Family Self-Sufficiency Evaluation (2021) Services in HUD-Assisted Housing – HUD PD&R Quarterly Update - April 29, 2021 (2021) MTW FSS Innovations (2020) Upward Mobility in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: An Expert Q&A (2018) FSS Celebrates 25 Years!
25 Years of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: Families Working, Families Prospering (2017) Improving Outcomes among Employment Program Participants Through Goal Attainment: A Conceptual Framework (2017) The Family Self-Sufficiency Program Demonstration (ongoing): MDRC’s national evaluation of FSS which builds upon the Opportunity NYC-Work Rewards and provides FSS’s effectiveness in diverse cities and local contexts.
Evaluating the Impacts of an Enhanced Family Self-Sufficiency Program (2017) – including Review of FSS Evaluation Literature Report to Congress on FSS Best Practices in response to Committee Request, FY16 Appropriations Housing More People More Effectively through a Dynamic Housing Policy (2014) The Bridge to Family Self-Sufficiency (BridgeFSS) Demonstration : MDRC and the Crittenton Women’s Union (2014) Asset-Oriented Rental Assistance : Next Generation Reforms for HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program (2013) Working Toward Self-Sufficiency (2011): a report on Opportunity NYC-Work Rewards, the first random assignment of FSS conducted by MDRC.
Evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: Prospective Study (2011) : a study which examined programmatic features and family characteristics that appear to influence the success of families in completing FSS program requirements. The final analysis of a prospective study of the FSS program for families that use HCVs is presented in this report.
Taking Asset Building and Earnings Incentives to Scale in HUD-Assisted Rental Housing (2011) Rental Assistance Asset Accounts: An Opportunity to Support Work and Savings Among Recipients of Federal Housing Assistance (2009) CSS and FSS: A Perfect Marriage (2006): an article on how HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program Can Help HOPE VI Sites Achieve their Self-Sufficiency Objectives.
“HUD Program Evaluation Confirms FSS’ Success in Promoting Self-Sufficiency and Asset-Building” (2006) Evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: Retrospective Analysis (2004) : a report describing the FSS program and the change in self-sufficiency among participants of the program (1996 through 2000 data used).
Supporting the Employment Outcomes of SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries in Section 8 or Subsidized Housing (2003) The Family Self-Sufficiency Program: HUD's Best Kept Secret for Promoting Employment and Asset Growth (2001): a paper that analyzes the value of the FSS program for tenants and PHAs and offers suggestions for overcoming perceived or actual barriers to PHA implementation or expansion of the program.
2024 FSS Report to Congress Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD-Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations Webinar (2022) CSS Repositioning matrix (2021) It Starts with Housing (2016) – Public Housing & Re-Entry PIH 2015-12 Administering the Community Service and Self-Sufficiency Requirement (CSSR) From the Ground Up: Creating Sustainable Partnerships between Public Housing Authorities and Workforce Investment Boards (2014) PIH 2014-26 – Financial Literacy and Asset Building PIH 2000-11 Guidance on Establishing Cooperation Agreements for Economic Self-Sufficiency between Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Agencies PIH Notice 2011-51, Promoting Partnerships to Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life .
FY24 SSP Congressional Justification FY23 SSP Congressional Justification HCV Program Regulations : HCV program regulations are found at 24 CFR Part 982. PH Program Regulations : Admission and Occupancy PH regulations are found at 24 CFR Part 960.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and tribes/Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) that administer PH FSS programs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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