Clinton County Community Action Program Inc.

Clinton County Community Action Program Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Wilmington, Ohio, that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering early childhood, energy assistance, and community development services to low-income families in Clinton County. The organization acts as prime recipient on Head Start programs and as sub-recipient on a portfolio of Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, and Department of Agriculture grant programs flowing through Ohio state intermediaries — 92% of its recent federal award footprint sits in the sub-recipient role.

The organization's primary federal mission centers on Head Start program delivery. On July 1, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Clinton County Community Action Program Inc. $1,501,983 as prime recipient under Head Start (CFDA 93.600) for a five-year performance period running through June 30, 2031. The award funds educational, health, nutritional, and social services designed to enhance early learning and family well-being for enrolled children and families. Head Start awards are structured as five-year continuation grants subject to satisfactory progress, compliance, and federal best-interest determinations.

The organization's sub-recipient footprint reflects heavy concentration in energy assistance and child nutrition programs routed through Ohio state agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families appears across 54 awards (73% of the sub-recipient portfolio), channeled primarily through the Ohio Department of Development and Ohio Department of Education as pass-through intermediaries. Clinton County Community Action Program Inc. receives recurring sub-awards under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP), Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The Department of Energy accounts for 10 awards, predominantly weatherization assistance delivered under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act supplemental funding mechanisms via the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service contributes four awards, also routed through Ohio intermediaries for child nutrition support.

Activity peaked in 2023 with 33 awards, declined to 14 in 2024, and has moderated to six awards across 2025 and 2026 year-to-date. Combined dollars obligated across 73 awards total $46 million. The organization serves six distinct federal customer agencies, though 93% of its awards derive from HHS and USDA programs. As a community action agency structured around rural Appalachian economic development and low-income family support, Clinton County Community Action Program Inc. does not compete for federal contracts or IDIQs; its engagement model is entirely grant-based, operating as a sub-recipient under state-administered federal programs rather than as a direct federal grantee except for Head Start.