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State Data Overview
Across Tennessee, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.
KeyFacts221,466Or23%Renter households that are extremely low income-127,601Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters$30,380Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household$56,172Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.71%Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden -
State Level Partners
NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer
Billy Cerullo
State PartnersThere is currently no State Coalition Partner in this state. Learn the qualifications for becoming a State Coalition Partner.
Become an NLIHC State Partner
NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.
Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]

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Housing Trust FundHTF Implementation Information
NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved.
Current Year HTF Allocation$10,916,268
HTF State Resources2018
Draft Action Plan, with HTF-specific information pages 73-81 (PDF)
2018 HTF Awards (PDF)
Grantee Workshop Presentation (PDF)
HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Program Description (PDF)
2017
2017 NOFA Announcement (PDF)
Final 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Draft 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
2017 HTF Awards (PDF)
2016
HUD-approved 2016 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan by Tennessee Housing Development Agency (PDF)
HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)
2016 HTF Awards (PDF)
State Designated EntityState Entity Webpage
Tennessee Housing Development AgencyOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationHTF Operational Information
Aaron Toran
Housing Program Manager, HOME/NHTF
[email protected]Don Watt
Chief of Programs
615-815-2032
[email protected]Bill Lord
Housing Program Manager, Community Programs
615-815-2018
[email protected]Allocation Plan Information
Dhathri Chunduru
Director of Research and Planning
615-815-2125
[email protected]NHTF-specific Pages
Post 2023 National Housing Trust Fund
National Housing Trust Fund 2016-2023
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ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Tennessee (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Tennessee (PDF)
Research and Data
National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Tennessee and Nationwide
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Tennessee and Nationwide
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