Branches-Domestic Violence Shelter Of Huntington W. VA Inc.

Branches-Domestic Violence Shelter Of Huntington W. VA Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit domestic violence shelter based in Huntington, West Virginia, operates primarily as a sub-recipient under federal grant programs, with 77% of its 91 recent awards flowing through state and local intermediaries rather than direct federal prime awards. The organization receives federal funding to operate permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families experiencing domestic violence and related hardship.

The bulk of Branches' federal footprint consists of Continuum of Care (CoC) Program awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CFDA 14.267). As a prime recipient, Branches has secured twelve CoC awards spanning May 2022 through May 2026, with documented awards of $170,863 (period of performance May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027) and $142,784 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026) representing recent cycles. These awards fund CoC planning activities, real property acquisition and rehabilitation for housing or supportive services, permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention activities where eligible.

In its sub-recipient role, Branches draws 77% of awards through state intermediaries. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) represents the largest source by award count — 45 awards flowing through the West Virginia Department of Education under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These sub-awards, issued monthly from late 2022 through September 2026, cover meal reimbursement and cash-in-lieu reimbursement for food service operations. Branches also receives sub-awards from the West Virginia Department of Human Services and West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for protective services to victims of domestic violence and their families. Two categories of Emergency Solutions Grant Program sub-awards (under the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act, 24 CFR Part 576) appear from late 2022 through early 2026, reflecting HUD funding for emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, and prevention activities.

Customer concentration is narrow and concentrated in three federal agencies. The Department of Agriculture FNS accounts for 45 of the 91 recent awards, the Department of Housing and Urban Development accounts for 21, and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 6, together covering 79% of award volume. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $3.6 million. Activity has grown in recent years — from eleven awards in 2022 to twenty-three in 2025 and twenty-two through September 2026 — though the growth reflects primarily monthly CACFP reimbursement sub-awards rather than expansion of new program lines. Only one award has an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited immediate recompete exposure in Branches' current portfolio.

Branches operates no federal contracts and holds no position on government-wide IDIQs, BPAs, or GWACs. Federal engagement is exclusively grant-based, concentrated in HUD's Continuum of Care Program for direct homeless services to domestic-violence-affected populations and in USDA nutrition reimbursement flows routed through state education authorities. The organization's federal footprint reflects deep integration into state and local service-delivery systems serving vulnerable populations in the Huntington area, with HUD and USDA as anchor funders.