North East Community Action Corporation

North East Community Action Corporation, doing business as North East Community Action, is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Bowling Green, Missouri that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering affordable housing assistance, community development, and economic self-sufficiency services to low-income rural residents across Missouri. The organization has no federal contract footprint; all 129 awards in its recent portfolio are grants, of which 38 are prime grants (29%) and 91 are sub-grants (71%) flowing through state agencies.

The organization's capability portfolio centers on three concrete service lines. Rural housing technical assistance and preservation—funded under USDA Rural Housing Service programs (CFDA 10.420 and 10.433)—delivers self-help housing construction support, homebuyer education, housing repair and rehabilitation, and financial counseling to very low- and low-income individuals and families in designated rural areas with substandard housing stocks. A $379,335 Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance prime grant awarded January 25, 2027, with completion in February 2028, exemplifies this work. Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) coordination, funded by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.896), supports low-income families receiving public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and project-based rental assistance by funding FSS coordinator salaries and services including employment planning, individual training and services plans, employer partnerships, and case management toward economic independence; a $117,706 FSS prime grant (2026) and earlier annual renewals demonstrate sustained participation. A third program line addresses workforce development and reentry: a $124,937 Rural Housing Preservation Grant (2026–2027) and a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant supporting the ASPIRE Partnership vocational skills training program train Missouri correctional facility inmates and parolees in construction trades while building homes for lower-income homebuyers.

Customer concentration is divided between HUD and USDA. The top five customer entities by award count account for 31% of recent awards, led by HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (10 awards), USDA Rural Housing Service (9 awards), and USDA Rural Housing Service Single Family Housing Program (9 awards). HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (5 awards) and HHS Administration for Children and Families (7 awards) round out the active base. The organization also receives sub-grants from the Missouri Department of Social Services (Community Services Block Grant, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) and the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (Women, Infant, and Child nutrition services), indicating a state-pass-through model for federal funding.

Activity shows volatile concentration: 6 awards in 2023, 5 in 2024, a spike to 84 in 2025 (primarily housing-related sub-grants in the August–October 2025 window), 4 in 2026, and 1 in 2027. Five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across all 129 awards total $30.7 million across a five-year slice. The organization's sub-award dominance reflects its role as a Community Action Agency executing federally funded social service and housing programs on behalf of state administrators and HUD rather than competing for direct federal procurements.