Finger Lakes Area Counseling And Recovery Agency, Inc.

Finger Lakes Area Counseling And Recovery Agency, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Clifton Springs, New York, is a prime recipient of federal grants for homeless services, behavioral health integration, and community mental health expansion, with occasional subcontract work on grant awards from HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

FLACRA's federal footprint centers on grant recipient work, not federal contracts. The organization has received 107 prime grants across 121 total awards (88% prime, 12% sub) since 1987, with recent activity concentrated in Continuum of Care (CoC) homelessness-prevention funding and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) expansion. Representative recent work includes three CoC Project Grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded February 1, 2026 (ultimate completion January 31, 2027) for $140,494 and $179,140 respectively to fund permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Finger Lakes region; a four-year SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services CCBHC Planning, Development, and Implementation grant awarded September 30, 2023 (completion September 29, 2027) to expand integrated care at FLACRA's East Avenue clinic, serving 2,761 unduplicated individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and serious emotional disturbances; and a five-year SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment grant awarded September 30, 2023 (completion September 29, 2028) for the One Stop Wellness Integrated Housing Support Team, designed to bridge and support 535 individuals experiencing homelessness and behavioral health needs across Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed to HUD and VA programs. The top five federal agencies account for 93% of recent awards, led by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (43 awards across the footprint) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (35 awards, including 22 awards worth $5.5 million combined potential value through Veterans Integrated Service Network 2). SAMHSA rounds out the behavioral health funding stream with six awards focused on clinic certification and housing integration. The combined potential value across all awards stands at $5.5 million, but the organization has obligated $37.8 million—a sign of mature grant management and consistent recompete cycles. Five awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating moderate recompete exposure.

FLACRA's work as a subrecipient (14 awards, 12% of the footprint) flows through Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (NYS OASAS SOR 4 sub-awards), the University of Rochester (Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Medication Assisted Treatment Access), the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (primarily nursing and janitorial staffing), and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports. The vendor operates three VA task order vehicles (VA528P0790 with $117 thousand combined potential value, VA52813D0156 with $2.5 million, and VA52814D0035 with $6 thousand), though these represent legacy VA healthcare delivery arrangements rather than active procurement pipelines.

FLACRA's capabilities align with NAICS 624220 (Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities) and 624229 (Other Community Housing Services), reflecting its operational focus on integrated mental health treatment, substance use disorder services, housing stabilization, and peer support services for low-income and homeless populations. The organization is positioned exclusively in the grant-recipient space—not as a federal contractor or competitive-set-aside vendor—and does not participate in GSA vehicles, GWACs, or IDIQs.