Nek-Cap Inc.

Nek-Cap Inc., doing business as Ne KS Community Action Program, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Hiawatha, Kansas that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering homelessness prevention, housing assistance, workforce development, and community services programs across northeast Kansas. The organization does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (48% of total awards) and sub-recipient on state and local pass-through grants (52%), with no presence on federal contract vehicles or IDIQs.

Nek-Cap's federal footprint centers on HUD housing and homelessness programs, with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Public and Indian Housing Office comprising 28 of 73 total awards (38% of recent activity). The organization holds recurring Continuum of Care (CFDA 14.267) program awards from HUD for permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems across five program components; the most recent CoC award carries $252,625 for the September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027 performance period. Nek-Cap also holds Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program awards funding coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to serve families in public housing and housing choice voucher programs, with FSS awards cycling annually on January 1–December 31 terms through the HUD Public and Indian Housing Office. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 24 awards (33% of recent activity), predominantly through sub-recipient pass-throughs via the Kansas State Department of Education for Community Services Block Grant allocations and via Kansas Housing Resources Corp for weatherization assistance and poverty-mitigation programming. Nek-Cap also holds a Head Start and Early Head Start award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families running July 1, 2024–June 30, 2029, and receives sub-awards through the Kansas State Department of Education and Kansas Department for Children and Families for block grants and weatherization services for low-income households.

Activity has grown substantially in recent years — from four awards in 2022 to fifteen in 2024 and fourteen in 2026 — with combined dollars obligated across all awards totaling $174.6 million across seven distinct federal customer agencies. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating low recompete exposure in the immediate pipeline. Sub-recipient work flows primarily through Kansas state agencies (Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas Housing Resources Corp, Kansas Department for Children and Families) and focuses on Community Services Block Grant allocations, weatherization assistance, block grant programming, emergency solutions grants for rapid rehousing and homeless prevention in seven northeast Kansas counties (Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, and Nemaha), and tenant-based rental assistance for households at or below 60% of area median income. Nek-Cap operates as a community action agency model — a locally rooted nonprofit delivering federal anti-poverty and housing programs through HUD and USDA funding streams rather than as a federal contractor or consultant services provider.