Trident Urban League Inc.

Trident Urban League Inc., a Charleston, South Carolina–based nonprofit organization, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on housing counseling, fair housing education, and volunteer income tax assistance services for low- to moderate-income and underserved populations in the Southeast. The organization does not hold federal contracts and has no federal prime contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of project grants awarded to the organization as prime recipient, with limited sub-recipient activity.

Trident Urban League's capability portfolio centers on three core federal grant programs. The organization delivers Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) matching grant services under CFDA 21.009, preparing free tax returns for individuals earning up to the Earned Income Tax Credit threshold, with a focus on underserved populations including persons with disabilities, non-native English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military families, and elderly taxpayers. The most recent VITA award, dated October 1, 2025, carries $222,650 in funding through September 30, 2026, and requires the organization to ensure at least 90 percent of prepared returns serve eligible low- to moderate-income individuals, file all eligible returns electronically, and achieve 100 percent of return production goals. Trident Urban League also operates as a Comprehensive Housing Counseling agency under HUD's housing counseling grant program (CFDA 14.416), providing information, advice, and tools to consumers seeking, financing, maintaining, renting, or owning homes, and assisting those facing homelessness and homeowners requiring foreclosure assistance. A third grant stream funds Fair Housing Organization Initiatives under CFDA 14.417, educating the public about fair housing rights under the Fair Housing Act and equivalent state and local laws; the most recent award, dated March 1, 2026, carries $125,000 in funding through February 28, 2027, and targets individuals and groups aggrieved by discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin.

The Treasury Department's Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Housing and Urban Development dominate Trident Urban League's customer base, accounting for 91 percent of awards combined. The IRS has issued ten VITA matching grants dating back to 2021; HUD has awarded nine grants split between housing counseling (nine awards from the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner) and fair housing initiatives (five awards from the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity). The Treasury Department also appears as a distinct customer agency with six awards. Combined obligations across all awards total $4.3 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. Trident Urban League operates in a sub-recipient capacity on complementary social services grants, including Emergency Solutions Grant Program funding (June 28, 2024) to support homeless services and shelter operations, and administrative sub-awards (December 9, 2025, and June 1, 2024) for House and Home and Fair Housing Program administration at the local level.