Downtown Emergency Service Center
Seattle, WA Doing business as Desc
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- PD2ZQH21GQK1
- CAGE
- 38AF9
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 531110 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
- 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
- 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
- 624120 Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
- 624221 Temporary Shelters
- 624229 Other Community Housing Services
- 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 515 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
- Website
- desc.org
- Founded
- 1979
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $8,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $8,000 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability assessment tool assertive engagement training for HUD-vash employees | Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) | $8,000 |
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Washington | R33DA057600 | $335,160 | |
| Health Care Authority | H79TI087845 | $426,369 | |
| University Of Washington | R33DA057600 | $335,160 | |
| Not on record | B-23-CB-MD-0001 | $160,000 | |
| Not on record | B-22-MC-53-0005 | $927,460 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Downtown Emergency Service Center, doing business as Desc, is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that operates as a federal grant recipient focused on permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness, with secondary involvement in training delivery and opioid-use-disorder services.
Desc's federal footprint is grant-driven rather than contract-driven. Of 46 total federal awards across prime and sub recipients, 28 (61%) are prime grants and one is a federal contract prime award — a September 2026 purchase order from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, for vulnerability assessment tool assertive engagement training for HUD-VASH employees, valued at $8,000 with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the customer base with 20 awards (70% of award count), funded almost entirely through the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). Recent COC Project Grants to Desc include a $639,462 award dated July 1, 2026, and a prior-year award dated July 1, 2025, both for the period ending June 30, 2027 and 2026 respectively. Desc also holds a Formula Grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dated April 16, 2025, for permanent housing services for low-income individuals with HIV, running through April 15, 2028. A congressionally directed Community Project Funding grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Systems Bureau (dated September 30, 2023, with completion June 29, 2026) supported phased renovation of the Kerner-Scott House, a permanent supportive housing facility and women's shelter opened in 1997 that pioneered the Housing First model.
Desc's sub-award footprint spans housing, behavioral health, and opioid-use-disorder interventions. As a sub-recipient, Desc receives funding from the University of Washington (multiple opioid-overdose-reduction research grants awarded March 26, April 14, and August 12, 2025, plus October 2, 2025), the Health Care Authority (four medication-assisted-treatment initiatives for opioid-use disorder, awarded May 7, October 22, 2024, and March 4, 2026), and King County (mental health expansion grant sub-award, January 1, 2025). Desc also received federal CDBG loan funding from a local entity (three identical sub-awards, each for $3.370 million, dated April 14, 2025) and a $160,000 sub-award (July 27, 2025) for reporting software implementation. Award activity has accelerated recently — four awards in 2022–2024 combined, nine in 2025, and four in 2026 — though combined potential value is modest at $8,000 (reflecting the fact that most Desc funding flows as obligated dollars rather than ceiling values). Three awards totaling $8,000 face completion within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Downtown Emergency Service Center registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Downtown Emergency Service Center's SAM.gov registration is active through October 23, 2027.
How much has Downtown Emergency Service Center received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $8,000 to Downtown Emergency Service Center in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Downtown Emergency Service Center's most recent federal award?
Downtown Emergency Service Center's most recent federal contract award is Vulnerability assessment tool assertive engagement training for HUD-vash employees (36C26226P1516), from Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA), on September 1, 2026.
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- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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