District 7 Human Resources Development

District 7 Human Resources Development, a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation based in Billings, Montana, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on homelessness services, youth employment, energy assistance, and child care support across Montana. The organization acts as both prime recipient (24% of recent awards) and sub-recipient (76% of recent awards) on federal grant programs managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Agriculture.

District 7 HRDC's primary federal footprint sits with HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding (CFDA 14.267) for youth homelessness demonstration and prevention. The organization received a $120,113 prime grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to address youth homelessness in Billings through five core components: permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). The grant supports case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention services targeting households where no person exceeds 24 years of age. District 7 HRDC also held a $106,402 CoC prime grant from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and maintains recurring CoC awards dating back to at least 2022.

Beyond HUD prime awards, District 7 HRDC operates as a subrecipient on a dense network of federal social-services grants flowing through the State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Sub-recipient awards span programs including Community Services Block Grants (CSBG), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance (DOE WX), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG). The organization also receives sub-awards for youth employment support (ages 14–21), child care resource and referral, and homebuyer education services.

Customer concentration reflects the organization's embedded position within Montana's social-services delivery network. The top funding agencies by award count — the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (24 awards), HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (18 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (10 awards) — account for 69% of recent awards. Most sub-recipient work flows through state administrative agencies rather than direct federal contacts. Combined obligation across all 104 awards (25 prime, 79 sub) totals $32.1 million. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years (2022–2025: 13–15 awards annually), with minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months (only one award completing). The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint rests on grant work, making it a specialized player in community-based homelessness prevention and low-income support services delivery within Montana's regional ecosystem.