Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Oklahoma City, Inc.

Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Oklahoma City, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Oklahoma City, operates almost entirely as a sub-recipient (96% of awards) on federal grants focused on homelessness assistance, refugee resettlement and placement, and low-income housing capacity development. The organization holds no federal contracts and no parent contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists of direct project grants and sub-grants flowing from the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Catholic Charities functions as a direct grant recipient from HUD under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding to establish and operate permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for persons experiencing homelessness. The organization has received five consecutive annual COC awards from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (ASCP&D) with award dates spanning December 2021 through January 2026; each carries a calendar-year performance period and addresses housing and supportive services across the Oklahoma City region. In its more substantial role as a sub-recipient, Catholic Charities receives the bulk of its federal funding — 87 awards across the portfolio — from the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, flowing through prime grants held by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. These sub-awards fund refugee reception and placement programs, including resettlement and placement activities, preferred communities programs, and emergency refugee and migrant assistance (ERMA). A secondary stream of 25 sub-grants flows from HHS Administration for Children and Families, also through USCCB, supporting similar refugee resettlement and integration work. Catholic Charities additionally received a sub-award dated September 23, 2025 for $60,000 to develop organizational capacity for low-income housing management, funding a project/property manager and housing award specialist position. The organization also serves as a sub-recipient under an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management grant for disaster case management programming.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024, with 77 awards recorded that year across all sources, following a single award in 2022 and seven awards in 2023. The 2025 award pace (33 awards) and 2026 activity (one award as of the snapshot date) reflect the monthly reporting cadence typical of refugee resettlement and emergency assistance sub-grants. Combined dollar obligations across all 120 awards total $5.8 million. The organization concentrates its work with four federal agencies; the Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration accounts for 98% of the award count, reflecting Catholic Charities' role as a delivery partner in the national refugee resettlement infrastructure. A single award completes in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Catholic Charities operates within the federal grant ecosystem rather than the federal contracting market and holds no set-aside certifications or contract vehicles.