Community Action Partnership Of Western Nebraska

Community Action Partnership Of Western Nebraska, a nonprofit tax-exempt organization based in Gering, Nebraska, receives federal funding as a grant recipient focused on homelessness prevention, housing assistance, youth services, and public health programs across 21 federal agencies. The organization holds 165 total federal awards (112 prime grants and 53 sub-awards) with combined potential value of $577 thousand, though cumulative dollars obligated reach $142.6 million, indicating substantial multi-year grant renewals and extensions typical of federal community action and health service recipients.

The organization's federal footprint concentrates heavily in social services and community development. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development anchors the prime grant portfolio with 51 awards supporting the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, homeless management information systems, and homelessness prevention across performance periods running through 2027. Recent COC awards include a $1,362,943 multi-year grant (Feb 1, 2024 – Jan 31, 2027) for housing assistance and case management in the Gering area, a $161,535 award under the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (Nov 1, 2025 – Oct 31, 2026), and recurring annual awards in the $152,000 to $218,000 range for sustained operations. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (13 awards) funds supplemental nutrition programs including WIC food distribution and breastfeeding promotion. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports the Basic Center Program Youth Shelter (Sep 30, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026), providing emergency shelter and counseling for runaway and homeless youth under age 18. The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (8 awards) funds HIV/AIDS outreach, emergency healthcare vaccination, and health center preparedness against bioterrorism.

As a subrecipient, the organization receives flow-through funding from state intermediaries. The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services passes Community Services Block Grant funding, WIC nutrition programs, HIV prevention funding, sexual risk avoidance education, and emergency preparedness dollars through roughly 40 sub-awards dated 2022–2026. The Family Planning Council of Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Education pass reproductive health and child nutrition funding through additional sub-awards.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024 (30 awards) and remained elevated through 2026, with five awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure for similar COC and nutrition service grants. The organization also holds four USDA Blanket Purchase Agreements for Job Corps support and related services, though these vehicles carry minimal combined potential value compared to the HUD COC grant stream. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all awards are grants and sub-grants, positioning it as a direct federal beneficiary and state-pass-through intermediary rather than a federal contractor competitor.