Catholic Charities Indianapolis

Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Indianapolis, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, delivering community services and refugee resettlement programming funded primarily by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. The organization holds 23 prime grants (13% of recent awards) and 148 sub-grants (87%), with combined obligated dollars of $19.8 million across a $573 thousand potential-value portfolio spanning 171 awards since 2005.

The organization's federal work centers on two distinct capability streams: AmeriCorps senior volunteer engagement and refugee resettlement services. On the AmeriCorps side, Catholic Charities Indianapolis holds prime grants under the Corporation for National and Community Service's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) and Senior Corps Program (SCP). The most recent prime grant, awarded June 23, 2026, funds the 2026-27 RSVP program for $165,629, running through March 31, 2029, with a statutory match requirement of 10 percent and budgeted match of 17.74 percent. The program engages volunteers ages 55 and older in tutoring, tax preparation assistance, food security support, disaster assistance, and workforce development mentoring. An earlier SCP prime award dated July 1, 2024, runs through June 30, 2027. On the refugee services side, Catholic Charities Indianapolis operates as a sub-recipient under the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA, delivering reception and placement services, case management, and psychosocial support to refugee populations. Sub-awards from USCB span resettlement and placement programs (FY19–FY24 vintages), match grant programs, and preferred communities programming, with sub-award activity peaking in fiscal 2024 and 2025 across monthly reporting cycles. The organization also receives employment-services sub-grants from Indiana Family and Social Services, dated July 1, 2023, to place refugees in Indiana jobs.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward refugee resettlement funding. The Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration funds 80 awards (46% of portfolio); the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds 68 awards (40%). The Corporation for National and Community Service (including its Office of Grants Management) funds 13 awards combined. A single vehicle, the VA Basic Ordering Agreement VA25115A0010, carries 6 task orders worth $423 thousand combined potential value, tied to Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 nursing home and adult day-care work (top NAICS: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities; top PSC: Nursing Home, Long-Term & Adult Day Care Services). Award volume surged dramatically in fiscal 2024 (104 awards), driven by monthly sub-award draws under refugee programs; 2025 saw 35 awards and the most recent grant awarded June 2026. Only 2 awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline.