Mountain Projects Inc.

Mountain Projects Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation headquartered in Waynesville, North Carolina, receives federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, focusing on rural housing, family economic self-sufficiency, and intergenerational volunteer engagement across Appalachian communities. The organization operates exclusively in the grant space with no contract prime awards or standing on federal contract vehicles; its 53-year track record anchors work in HUD housing programs, USDA rural development, and AmeriCorps initiatives serving very low- and low-income families in western North Carolina.

Mountain Projects operates as a prime recipient on the majority of its federal awards (53 of 67 awards, 79%) with concentrated activity across HUD and USDA programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office leads by award count with eleven grants funding Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinators under CFDA 14.876, a recurring annual renewal stream that runs through 2026. The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service holds ten awards under CFDA 10.420 for Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance, with recent prime grants including a $546,000 award dated April 13, 2026, running through June 2027, and a $127,250 award dated May 25, 2025, running through February 2026. The Corporation for National and Community Service accounts for seventeen awards combined, anchored by a $637,584 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program grant (CFDA 94.011) dated September 5, 2025, with completion in June 2028, and a Head Start award dated June 1, 2025, extending through May 2030. These five customer agencies account for 63% of recent awards. Mountain Projects also holds grant sub-awards from the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence Incorporated, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and other state administrators focused on poverty reduction and supportive services for low-income families and domestic violence survivors.

Activity has remained modest but consistent — two to six awards per year over the past five years — with four awards (all grants) facing ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all 67 awards total $93 million, reflecting the organization's reliance on recurring federal grant funding rather than contract vehicles. Mountain Projects delivers construction technical assistance, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach for self-help housing; FSS coordinator staffing and family services planning; and AmeriCorps-funded volunteer mentoring and tutoring for disadvantaged children. The organization's federal footprint is concentrated in rural community development and workforce preparation, with no exposure to federal contracting, procurement vehicles, or defense-adjacent work.