Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.

Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. (FCCAA) is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and community development corporation headquartered in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, that has been registered to receive federal awards since June 2005. FCCAA serves as a comprehensive community action agency dedicated to alleviating poverty and supporting vulnerable populations across Fayette County through a diverse portfolio of federal grant-funded programs. The organization addresses critical community needs including homelessness prevention, workforce development, economic development, nutrition assistance, tax counseling, criminal justice reentry support, and housing initiatives, leveraging federal resources to strengthen economic opportunity and improve quality of life for low-income residents in this economically challenged Appalachian region.

FCCAA's federal grant portfolio reflects its expansive mission and demonstrates sustained engagement with multiple federal funding agencies and programs. The organization has secured significant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which has provided consistent annual awards since at least 2021 to support permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and homeless management information systems for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Uniontown area. In fiscal year 2025, FCCAA received a $1.4 million CoC award alongside a $800,000 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services to establish a commercial kitchen incubator in Republic, Pennsylvania, designed to support low-income food entrepreneurs and create 30 jobs with 23 positions for economically disadvantaged individuals. Additionally, the Appalachian Regional Commission awarded FCCAA a $715,099 Area Development grant to strengthen economic development, enhance resident skills, and build local leadership capacity across the region. The organization also received a $899,996 grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative to establish an Improving Reentry Education Outcomes Program serving approximately 200 incarcerated individuals annually at the Fayette County Jail, providing career pathways counseling, career-focused reentry planning, and adult education. FCCAA operates the Tax Counseling for the Elderly program funded by the Internal Revenue Service, providing free tax preparation and counseling to seniors aged 60 and older, and administers the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) through the Corporation for National and Community Service, mobilizing over 200 volunteers in outcome-based activities including meal delivery, food bank assistance, nutrition education, and computer literacy instruction with a focus on healthy futures. The organization has also received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services for rural enterprise development and COVID-19 relief for food processors and producers. Through subgrant awards, FCCAA receives federal resources administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other intermediaries, including Community Services Block Grant funds, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administration and outreach, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and various housing and community development initiatives. Strategic partnerships support FCCAA's work, including collaborations with Westmoreland County Community College for culinary and hospitality training, local banks for small business financing, the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, workforce investment boards, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Local Initiatives Support Corporation for capacity building in community development, and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for reentry strategic planning.