Family Service Association Of Howard County Inc.

Family Service Association Of Howard County Inc., a non-profit tax-exempt domestic shelter organization headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and victim advocacy services to homeless individuals, families, and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking across Howard County and surrounding rural areas. The organization receives federal funding primarily as a prime grant recipient (51% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of pass-through funding from state and local partners (49% of recent awards), with no federal contracting footprint.

Family Service Association's federal customer base concentrates sharply with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which accounts for 19 of 29 named awards (83% coverage) under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). The organization has received four consecutive annual Project Grant awards from HUD CoC totaling approximately $598 thousand across fiscal years 2022 through 2026 — the most recent awards being $146,141 (award date November 1, 2025, completion October 31, 2026) and $132,554 (award date November 1, 2024, completion October 31, 2025). The secondary customer tier includes the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (4 awards), the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (3 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (2 awards), and the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (1 award). Recent sub-award work flows through the Indiana Judiciary Courts system (multiple domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy sub-awards with two full-time sexual assault advocates providing 24/7 intervention and supportive services) and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (permanent supportive housing and long-term rental assistance sub-awards).

Activity has grown from a single award in 2022 to eight awards in 2024, though 2025 shows seven awards and 2026 shows one award to date; only one award faces recompete completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization's concrete service portfolio encompasses 24/7 emergency shelter operations, crisis intervention, case management, life skills training, long-term rental assistance, supportive services for homeless management information systems, and dedicated advocacy and education programs targeting domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking survivors. Combined dollars obligated across all federal awards total $3.5 million.