Bridges Community Action Partnership

Bridges Community Action Partnership, doing business as Community Action Organization, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Marysville, Ohio that delivers housing preservation, energy assistance, and community development services to low-income populations as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient. The organization operates almost exclusively in a sub-recipient role — 91% of its 77 recent awards are sub-awards — distributing and administering federal antipoverty funding rather than holding direct federal contracts or prime grant awards.

The organization's footprint centers on three federal grant programs flowing through state intermediaries. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 54 awards (70% of recent activity), primarily Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) sub-awards passed through the Ohio Department of Development, spanning workforce development, emergency assistance, and community antipoverty initiatives. The Department of Energy contributes 10 awards focused on the Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), also administered via Ohio Department of Development pass-throughs. The Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service places 4 awards for tax filing assistance and earned income tax credit outreach. The organization holds two direct prime grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433): a $154,759 project grant effective August 29, 2026 with completion targeted for October 29, 2027, and a prior $242,101 award issued July 21, 2024. A third direct prime award, a Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative project grant from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, runs through May 31, 2026. Dollar volume across all awards totals $36 million obligated.

Activity spiked in 2023 with 38 awards, then contracted to 17 in 2024 and 3 in 2025, reflecting sub-award timing and the pass-through nature of the funding stream. Sub-awards reflect the organization's role as a downstream service delivery partner, distributing HEAP, HWAP, CSBG, and emergency solutions funding to eligible households and individuals across rural and urban Ohio. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited recompete exposure in the immediate window. The organization's capability portfolio is grounded in housing rehabilitation, home energy assistance, weatherization services, workforce development, and emergency support for very low- and low-income populations, with administrative capacity to manage federal compliance requirements and maintain costs below program-mandated thresholds.