Hispanic And Immigrant Center Of Alabama

Hispanic And Immigrant Center Of Alabama is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Birmingham, Alabama that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering culturally specific victim services and community economic development programs to Hispanic and immigrant populations, competing predominantly as a sub-recipient (79% of recent awards) under federal grants managed by the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The organization's capability portfolio centers on victim advocacy, crisis intervention, and safety services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, alongside housing counseling and citizenship education support. As a prime recipient, Hispanic And Immigrant Center Of Alabama holds a $400 thousand Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant (CFDA 16.016, Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program) awarded August 1, 2026, running through July 31, 2029, under which the organization will hire and deploy a traveling victim service officer to deliver mobile services, maintain a statewide resource directory, and host quarterly trainings for service providers and law enforcement. The organization also received $150 thousand from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services as a prime recipient for community economic development planning in Jefferson County, Alabama, completed September 29, 2025, aimed at establishing a centralized resource center and business incubator for immigrant-owned businesses.

In its sub-recipient role, Hispanic And Immigrant Center Of Alabama operates recurring victim services and outreach contracts flowing through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (covering information and referral, safety services, and prevention across Jefferson and Shelby counties and a multi-county service area) and delivers a bilingual victim and court advocate position at One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center to assist domestic and sexual violence survivors in navigating the civil and criminal justice system. The organization also participates in the National Partnership For New Americans Southern Region Citizenship Initiative as a sub-grantee, providing capacity building and direct citizenship instruction services across Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina. Housing counseling services are delivered as a sub-recipient through United Way of Central Alabama under HUD's Comprehensive Counseling Grant Program.

Customer concentration is sharp: the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime account for 16 of 28 total awards (57%), reflecting the organization's focus on violence-prevention and victim-advocacy grant streams. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (4 awards), the Department of Homeland Security US Citizenship and Immigration Services (3 awards), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (3 awards) round out the active customer base. Award velocity has been uneven — eight awards in 2023 followed by five in 2024 and four in 2025 — with two awards dated 2026. Combined potential value across all awards reports as $10 thousand, though combined dollars obligated total $4.6 million, indicating substantial gap between listed potential value and actual federal fund deployment to the organization.