Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community AC

Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft Community AC, doing business as Human Resource Authority, is a non-profit community action agency based in Escanaba, Michigan, that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering AmeriCorps programming, Head Start services, and community support services across Menominee, Delta, and Schoolcraft counties. The organization operates predominantly as a prime grant recipient (54% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient under Michigan state agencies (46%), with no federal contract prime or IDV positions.

Human Resource Authority's federal footprint centers on AmeriCorps Seniors programming through the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management. The vendor holds three active AmeriCorps Seniors grants as prime recipient: a $265,628 Foster Grandparent Program award (CFDA 94.011) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, funding senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, and developmental support to children with special needs and disadvantaged youth; a $295,131 Senior Companion Program award (CFDA 94.016) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, deploying senior volunteers to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and household support to vulnerable adults with focus on economically disadvantaged individuals; and a $134,586 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) award (CFDA 94.002) effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028, recruiting and managing volunteers aged 55 and older for mentoring, tutoring, workforce development, disaster preparedness, and nutrition support. The organization also holds a Head Start and Early Head Start project grant from the Office of Head Start (ultimate completion October 31, 2029). All AmeriCorps awards carry federal match requirements ranging from 10% statutory to 27.66%–91.05% budgetary match, reflecting the organization's commitment to leveraging community resources.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management (9 awards) and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (7 awards), together accounting for 76% of awards. The organization serves eleven distinct federal agencies across the portfolio. As a sub-recipient, Human Resource Authority receives federal funding flows through the Michigan Department of Education (supporting USDA nutrition programs), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (supporting TANF diaper banking, homelessness prevention, weatherization assistance, and community services block grants), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (coordinated entry and homeless assistance services). Recent activity has grown from two awards in 2021 to ten in 2025, with five awards in 2026 to date. The organization faces minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months, with only two awards reaching ultimate completion within that window.

Human Resource Authority's service model emphasizes intergenerational programming, economic support for low-income seniors and families, workforce development, and homelessness prevention and support across a three-county rural Michigan region. The organization operates as a pass-through entity for multiple state and federal assistance programs targeting vulnerable populations, with established capacity in grant administration, volunteer recruitment and management, and community services delivery.