Housing Counseling Services, Inc.

Housing Counseling Services, Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., registered in SAM.gov since May 2019, that specializes in providing comprehensive housing-related support services and counseling to vulnerable populations, particularly very low-income veteran families and individuals facing housing instability. The organization serves as a prime grantee for multiple federal grant programs and has demonstrated sustained capacity to manage federal funding while serving the District of Columbia and surrounding communities. Housing Counseling Services, Inc. leverages federal grant awards to deliver direct services addressing critical gaps in housing access, stability, and related support services for underserved populations.

Since 2021, Housing Counseling Services, Inc. has received prime federal grant awards totaling approximately $3.8 million across three primary federal programs: the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) Program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Commissioner, and the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program administered by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Under the SSVF Program (CFDA 64.033), the organization has received multiple awards since 2021, including grants of $1.254 million (October 2021), $958,337 (September 2021), $134,205 (April 2022), $1.178 million (August 2022), and $100,000 (October 2025), providing outreach, case management, and assistance obtaining VA and public benefits to very low-income veteran families in permanent or transitional housing situations, supplemented with temporary financial assistance for childcare, transportation, rental assistance, utilities, security deposits, and moving costs. The organization has also received multiple Housing Counseling Assistance Program grants from HUD (October 2022, October 2023, and October 2024) to provide comprehensive housing counseling services including pre-purchase counseling, mortgage delinquency prevention, foreclosure assistance, and financial literacy education to DC residents. Additionally, Housing Counseling Services, Inc. has served as a Fair Housing Organization Initiatives subrecipient and prime grantee (June 2023, January 2022, and June 2024) to conduct fair housing enforcement activities and investigations. The organization functions extensively as a subrecipient, with numerous sub-awards flowing from the District of Columbia Government as the prime grantee, delivering services under HIV emergency relief programs, providing facility-based transitional housing and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS, administering emergency financial assistance, and ensuring housing counseling and tenant-based rental assistance compliance for vulnerable populations in the District and Prince George's County. Housing Counseling Services, Inc. has also partnered with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. on capacity-building initiatives focused on preservation of existing housing stock.