Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program, Inc.

Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program, Inc., doing business as Chaps Drop In Center, is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Meadville, Pennsylvania, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grant funding for comprehensive homeless services and youth homelessness prevention in the Crawford County region. The organization receives all of its federal funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under two grant programs: the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP).

Chaps Drop In Center delivers emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention case management, counseling, job training, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations targeting general homeless individuals, families, and youth under 24 years of age. The organization tracks performance outcomes including length of time homeless, returns to homelessness, and successful exits to permanent housing. Recent CoC awards include a $248,837 project grant (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) for comprehensive homeless services, a $244,341 project grant (same period) for emergency shelter and transitional housing operations, and a $235,363 project grant (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) focused specifically on youth homelessness. In the prior fiscal year, HUD awarded three separate CoC grants totaling approximately $514,521 (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025) supporting the organization's core operations.

The vendor's federal footprint is entirely concentrated with HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which accounts for all 75 awards in the source portfolio. Prime grants represent 99% of recent awards, with one grant sub-award recorded under Union Mission of Latrobe, Inc., a primary grantee for coordinated entry services. Total dollars obligated across all federal awards in the portfolio reach $9.3 million, reflecting consistent annual funding through the CoC and YHDP programs since at least 2022. Activity has remained relatively stable at eight to nine awards per year in 2022–2025, with six awards recorded so far in 2026. Eight awards currently face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the organization's recompete timeline for ongoing CoC and YHDP funding cycles.