Catholic Charities Of Southwestern Ohio

Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that operates as a federal grant recipient, delivering senior volunteer engagement and refugee resettlement services to federal agencies as both a prime grant recipient (12% of awards) and a sub-recipient under larger grant consortia (88% of awards). The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The organization's primary capability centers on AmeriCorps Seniors programming and refugee integration services. As a prime grant recipient, Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio operates the Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) and the Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) under awards from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management. A three-year Senior Companion Program grant awarded July 1, 2026 (ultimate completion June 30, 2029) carries $797,950 in federal funding and consolidates two prior grants to support economically disadvantaged volunteers aged 55 and older who deliver supportive services—companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light household chores—to vulnerable adults with special needs across designated service areas in southwestern Ohio. The Foster Grandparent Program grant awarded September 10, 2025 (completion June 30, 2028) carries $930,741 in federal funding across fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, engaging older volunteers to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or academic disadvantage in schools, Head Start programs, and childcare centers. A third prime grant, the Senior Companion Program award of September 9, 2025 (completion June 30, 2028), funds the 2025-26 program year at $423,976. All AmeriCorps Seniors grants require a 10 percent statutory match and 10 percent budgetary match from the recipient.

Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio's sub-recipient footprint dominates its federal activity by volume. The organization holds 169 sub-awards (88% of recent awards) concentrated under two primary grantor relationships. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families sponsors 96 sub-awards, and the Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration sponsors 71 sub-awards. Within the HHS stream, Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio operates as a sub-recipient under the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on reception and resettlement programs, match grant programs, and specialized initiatives such as the Safe Passages II program, with monthly sub-award distributions documented through 2024 and 2025. Within the State Department stream, the organization also receives sub-awards through Catholic Charities USA and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Inc., delivering intensive case management, psychosocial support programming, and community outreach to vulnerable populations. The organization additionally holds sub-awards from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for refugee support services and infant early childhood mental health programming, and from the Ohio Department of Mental Health for mental health block grant activities. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $25.8 million, with 99% of awards distributed across the top four funding agencies. Activity peaked in 2024 with 117 awards; recent trajectory shows 47 awards in 2025 and 1 award in the most recent measurement period (July 2026). Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure.