Blueprints

Blueprints, a Washington, Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants and as a subrecipient flowing federal funds from state agencies, delivering early childhood education, Head Start services, youth and family support, senior volunteer programs, housing self-sufficiency coordination, nutrition assistance, and workforce development to communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The vendor operates predominantly as a subrecipient (72% of recent awards), with most sub-award flow originating from Pennsylvania state education and human services departments and from HUD and USDA via state passthrough entities.

Blueprints' prime grant footprint centers on four federal programs: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Head Start program (CFDA 93.600), which awarded a $7.889 million five-year project grant on July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2031, supporting Head Start and Early Head Start services for preschool-age children, infants, toddlers, and pregnant women; the Corporation for National and Community Service AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP; CFDA 94.002), which awarded $119,461 on June 24, 2026, through March 31, 2029, to coordinate volunteer engagement activities across Southwestern Pennsylvania; and two awards from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services program (CFDA 14.870), each for $205,913 awarded on June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029, funding service coordinator positions to address economic and housing self-sufficiency needs of public and Indian housing residents in Washington, Pennsylvania. A prior-year RSVP award (July 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026) and prior ROSS awards (June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2026) indicate recurring recipient status in these programs.

Blueprints' sub-award engagement is concentrated in two federal nutrition and family-support program streams flowing through Pennsylvania state agencies. The vast majority of recent sub-awards route through the Pennsylvania Department of Education for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) reimbursements and meal-service entitlements, with dozens of awards dating from 2022 through August 2026 supporting meal provision to children and adults in approved care facilities. Additional sub-awards flow from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) services, from the Pennsylvania Department of Health for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program administration and peer counseling, from the Department of Community and Economic Development for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) operations, and from the Department of Agriculture Pennsylvania for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program and WIC. A smaller set of sub-awards include funding for resource-parent supportive services through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Mockingbird model initiative and workforce development services through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's youth employment program. Carnegie-Mellon University passed through a sub-award (October 4, 2024) for rural mobility services and alternative-fuel vehicle ridesharing in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Blueprints' customer concentration flows to the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, which accounts for 54 awards in the recent portfolio, reflecting the volume of CACFP and nutrition program sub-awards flowing through Pennsylvania's state education and health departments. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development together account for 16 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 6 awards, anchored by the July 2026 Head Start prime grant. Total awards across the past five years have grown steadily, from 7 awards in 2022 to 26 in 2026, with combined dollars obligated across all 120 awards totaling $187.8 million. Blueprints operates across 14 distinct federal customer agencies, though the sub-award structure routes most dollars and activity through Pennsylvania and West Virginia state passthrough entities rather than direct federal relationships.