Center For Community Action

Center For Community Action, a Pennsylvania-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Everett, operates as a federal grant recipient (30% of recent awards as prime recipient) and subrecipient (70%) across homelessness prevention, housing assistance, workforce development, and community services programs. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its footprint is exclusively in federal grant programs administered by HHS and HUD.

Center For Community Action's capability portfolio centers on housing and supportive services for vulnerable populations. As a prime recipient, the organization holds Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services delivery. Recent prime CoC awards include a $3.141 million three-year grant (January 2025 through December 2027) focused on addressing unsheltered and rural homelessness in Pennsylvania, and two smaller awards of $1.21 million (October 2025 through September 2026) and $387,177 (January through December 2026). Center For Community Action also received a project grant from AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (May 2025 through March 2028) for volunteer engagement programming. As a subrecipient, the organization executes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) child care allowances, and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) sub-awards from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, as well as weatherization assistance and emergency utility support from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The organization also serves as a subrecipient on child care and education grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and has received sub-awards targeting homelessness prevention rental assistance (including rent arrears, short-term emergency lodging, and utility deposits) and food security planning through HUD's Economic Development Initiative and the USDA's Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition.

Customer concentration is heavy with HHS and HUD. The top five funding agencies account for 84% of all awards, dominated by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (64 awards across three line items in the award database) and the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (29 awards). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and AmeriCorps (under HHS/Corporation for National Service) round out the active set. Nearly all funding flows through Pennsylvania state entities as prime grantees or through direct HUD grant awards; Center For Community Action operates almost entirely in subrecipient and direct-recipient roles within the Pennsylvania social services ecosystem.

Activity has stabilized after 2023 peak, with 19 awards in 2022, 23 in 2023, 16 in 2024, declining to 12 in 2025 and 8 year-to-date in 2026. Only four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in that window. The organization has received $128.6 million in combined funding across 119 awards spanning from 2010 to April 2026, reflecting consistent engagement with Pennsylvania social services and homelessness prevention funding streams. Center For Community Action operates entirely within the grant ecosystem, with no presence on federal contracts, IDIQs, or GWACs.