Fort Smith Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Fort Smith Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 225 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Fort Smith Housing Authority administered a total of 954 Section 8 Vouchers. Fort Smith Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Fort Smith Housing Authority is located at 2100 N. 31st Street, Fort Smith, AR, 72904 and serves the city of Fort Smith. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Fort Smith Housing Authority at, (479) 782-4991 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Fort Smith Housing Authority (FSHA) is governed by a five member Board of Commissioners, one of which must be a resident of public housing or receiving Section 8 assistance. Commissioners are appointed by the Commission and subject to confirmation by the City of Fort Smith Board of Directors.

The FSHA Board of Commissioners meets at 11:30 a.m. on the last Thursday of each month, except as noted in the annual schedule of meetings. Meetings are held at the FSHA, 2100 North 31st Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72904. Meetings are open to the public and there is a public participation period at every meeting.

The mission of the Fort Smith Housing Authority is to develop, rehabilitate and manage decent, safe and sanitary quality affordable housing in a manner that promotes equal opportunity, fair housing goals and the deconcentration of race and poverty. In accomplishing this goal, FSHA is committed to maintaining its developments as affordable housing assets that can meet the needs of low-income households in the long term and serve as viable community resources promoting economic independence and self-sufficiency for its residents every day.