Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc.
Chicago, IL Doing business as H O W
- UEI
- WAMPBFHE2994
- CAGE
- 44TU3
- Primary NAICS
- 624229 Other Community Housing Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1607 Howard St, Chicago, IL 60626, USA
- Website
- how-inc.org
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Chicago | ILH24F001 | $510,551 | |
| City Of Chicago | ILH23F001 | $532,152 | |
| City Of Chicago | ILH23F001 | $285,551 | |
| City Of Chicago | ILH21F001 | $223,551 |
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About the company
Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc., doing business as H O W, is a Chicago-based tax-exempt nonprofit that operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), delivering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Chicago, Illinois.
H O W has accumulated approximately $72 million in obligated federal funding across 152 awards since 2005, with recent annual award volume of 10 to 13 grants per year. All awards flow from a single funding source: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care Program. Recent prime grants include $1.06 million (June 2026), $966 thousand (September 2026), $873 thousand (November 2024), $794 thousand (September 2024), $670 thousand (June 2026), and $654 thousand (July 2026), each funding the establishment and operation of housing and supportive services across the five eligible program components—permanent housing including permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention where applicable. Eligible activities include COC planning, unified funding agency costs for fiscal control and accounting to sub-recipients, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property, new construction, case management, job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and rental assistance designed to promote self-sufficiency and minimize trauma among homeless populations.
H O W's service portfolio emphasizes case management, job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, rental assistance, and connections to mainstream resources. The organization coordinates sub-awards from the City of Chicago to provide integrated housing, HIV care, and supportive services for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS; two sub-awards from Chicago (November 2024) and one from June 2023 target comprehensive housing strategies and coordinated services for persons with HIV and their families. Performance occurs exclusively in Chicago, Illinois (60626).
Activity has remained relatively stable, ranging from 10 to 13 awards per year across the past five years (2022–2026). Twelve awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months will enter recompete. H O W operates 97% as a prime recipient with 3% of recent funding flowing through sub-awards from the City of Chicago, positioning the organization as a direct HUD grantee with limited sub-contracting relationships. The organization holds no federal contracts and carries no SBA designations; its federal footprint is grant-funded and restricted to HUD's homelessness-prevention mandate under a single program vehicle.
Quick answers
Is Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 4, 2027.
What is Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is The continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending… (IL0136L5T102518), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on September 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Housing Opportunities For Women, Inc.'s full federal record
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