Housing Trust Fund Grant Contracts

At a glance

What: Rules and amendments for affordable-housing grant contracts run by the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission: BL2026-1513 lets the Commission extend the term length of certain grant contracts (amending Chapter 2.149), and three resolutions amend existing grant contracts.
Where it stands: BL2026-1513 passed second reading on the September 1, 2026 consent agenda (31-0) and third reading on September 15 (33-0). The three resolutions were adopted September 15, 33-0.
Related: Barnes Fund affordable housing grants up to $6 million.

RS2026-2271: First Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-709) with Be a Helping Hand Foundation.
RS2026-2272: First Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-750) with Nonprofit Housing Corporation.
RS2026-2273: Second Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-709) with Woodbine Community Organization (WCO), Inc.
Each had Budget and Finance and Planning and Zoning Committee approval. The bill title says "Metropolitan Housing Fund Commission"; the resolutions say "Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission."
August 18: BL2026-1513 passed first reading and was referred to the Budget and Finance and Planning and Zoning Committees. The same night the Council confirmed Lizzie Goddard's reappointment to the Housing Trust Fund Commission (26-136, term to September 17, 2031) unanimously on Council Member Cash's motion; the Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee had recommended it after re-referring it on August 4.

June 16: Four grant contract amendments were approved on the consent agenda (31-0-0), each after Budget and Finance and Planning and Zoning Committee approval, all with the Metropolitan Housing Trust Fund Commission: RS2026-2036, First Amendment to the grant contract approved by RS2024-709, with Southeast Community Capital Corporation dba Pathway Lending; RS2026-2037, First Amendment to the contract approved by RS2025-1524, with Urban League of Middle Tennessee; RS2026-2038, Third Amendment to the contract approved by RS2022-1857, with Be a Helping Hand Foundation; RS2026-2039, Third Amendment to the contract approved by RS2023-2251, with Urban League of Middle Tennessee. The amounts and what each amendment changes are not in the minutes.

July 7: On the consent agenda (31-0-0) the Council approved RS2026-2085, First Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-709) with Springboard Landings, Inc., and RS2026-2086, First Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-591) with The Housing Fund, Inc. RS2026-2087, First Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-709) with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc., Living Development Concepts, Inc., Rebuilding Together Nashville and Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry, Inc., was voted separately after Budget and Finance and Planning and Zoning approval. Toombs moved adoption: 29 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain (Allen and Parker).
July 21: RS2026-2115, Second Amendment to the grant contract (RS2024-750) with Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville, Inc., was approved on the consent agenda (34-0-0) after Budget and Finance and Planning and Zoning approval.