Crisis Intervention Advocacy Center

Crisis Intervention Advocacy Center, a non-profit domestic shelter organization based in Adel, Iowa, operates as a federal grant recipient (55% of recent awards as prime recipient, 45% as sub-recipient) focused on youth and adult homelessness prevention, domestic violence victim services, and sexual assault response in rural central and southwestern Iowa. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and competes exclusively in the federal grant space, with no set-aside designations.

The organization's customer concentration sits entirely with HUD and DOJ grant programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development anchors the portfolio with 16 awards across the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP, CFDA 14.276), representing the largest share of the four distinct federal agencies served. The Department of Justice contributes nine awards through the Office of Justice Programs' Victims of Crime funding and four awards under the Office on Violence Against Women's Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for two awards.

Recent representative work includes a $1.033 million YHDP project grant from HUD effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028, supporting coordinated community approaches to prevent and end youth homelessness for unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth ages 24 and younger, with eligible activities including acquisition and rehabilitation of housing, rental assistance across short-term, medium-term, and long-term formats, supportive services, HMIS implementation, and relocation assistance. CoC program grants include a $264,537 award (January–December 2026) and a $233,256 award (January–December 2026) funding permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and HMIS operations. A $750,000 rural domestic violence grant from DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026) supports identification, assessment, and response to child, youth, and adult victims through community and sexual assault response teams, law enforcement and healthcare provider training, and victim-centered services across county-level partnerships.

Activity has grown from one award in 2021 to nine awards in 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $6.9 million. In its sub-recipient role, Crisis Intervention Advocacy Center receives pass-through funding from the Iowa State Department of Justice for victim services programs addressing sexual assault, domestic abuse, and crime victimization across south central and southwestern Iowa, with multiple sub-awards effective October 1, 2025 and ongoing sub-awards from prior fiscal years. The organization also receives sub-award funding designated for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) rapid rehousing activity. Three awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity in 2026–2027 for domestic violence, sexual assault, and CoC program continuations.