Armstrong County Community Action Agency

Armstrong County Community Action Agency, doing business as Armstrong County Community Action Of Pennsylvania, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to deliver homelessness and poverty-reduction services across Armstrong County. The organization operates almost exclusively within the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, with supplemental sub-grant work in weatherization assistance and nutritional support routed through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and the Department of Community and Economic Development.

The organization's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in HUD CoC grants. Of 72 total federal awards across the organization's recent activity, 52 awards (99% of award count coverage) come directly from HUD's CoC Program, with 55 awards (76% of the portfolio) held as prime recipient grants. The three most recent CoC grants awarded by HUD carry $117,809 (November 1, 2025), $164,535 (September 1, 2025), and $173,268 (August 1, 2025), each running for twelve-month grant periods. Under these awards, Armstrong County Community Action Agency delivers permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services including case management, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations. Additional federal customers include the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (12 awards), the Department of Energy (3 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (1 award), representing 1% of award count coverage. The organization also serves as a sub-recipient on 17 sub-grant awards, primarily Pennsylvania state pass-through vehicles for weatherization assistance (master agreements running through 2025 and 2027) and SNAP outreach coordination.

Activity has been episodic. The organization received four awards in 2022, nine in 2023, five in 2024, three in 2025, and four through mid-2026. Only three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Armstrong County Community Action Agency's mission centers on eliminating and preventing poverty through case management, resource mobilization, self-sufficiency support, and direct housing and support services for low-income individuals and families in Armstrong County.