Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency, Inc.

Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Superior, Wisconsin, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on volunteer income tax assistance, homelessness support, and community development, alongside substantial sub-recipient activity delivering nutrition assistance and child services programs in partnership with Wisconsin state agencies.

The organization's federal grant footprint centers on four primary program areas. The Internal Revenue Service funds recurring Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants, which support low-to-moderate-income tax preparation for underserved populations including persons with disabilities, English-language learners, Native Americans, rural residents, military families, and the elderly. Recent VITA awards include a project grant running October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and a prior award covering October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds the Continuum of Care Program, with project grants awarded October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, and October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. The Corporation for National Service's Office of Grants Management funds an RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) award running April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2026, with statutory match requirements of 9.00% (2023–24) stepping down to 0% (2025–26) and budgetary match obligations of 30.00% and 10.83% respectively. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funded a five-year Douglas County Drug-Free Communities Program (September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2027) in partnership with the Douglas County Drug Prevention Coalition, targeting youth use of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis in northwest Wisconsin school districts.

The organization's sub-recipient activity reflects a heavy concentration in nutrition assistance and family support programs routed through Wisconsin state agencies. Sub-awards from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services cover the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Nutrition Education Grant, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Sub-awards from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families cover Community Services Block Grants (CSBG) in calendar years 2023–2026, with multiple sub-awards per year reflecting multi-site or programmatic segments. Additional sub-awards include coronavirus relief funds and rental assistance programs.

Across 78 total awards (prime and sub combined) with combined dollars obligated at $8.4 million, the organization has served ten distinct federal customer agencies. The top four funding sources account for 67% of recent awards: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads with 24 awards, followed by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (9 awards), the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (8 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (11 awards combined). Activity grew year over year from 2022 through 2024 (7 to 14 awards), then contracted to 7 in 2025 and 3 through January 2026, reflecting the grant-based portfolio's temporal clustering around annual appropriations cycles. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The split between prime (58%) and sub (42%) reflects the organization's dual role as a direct grant recipient and a delivery partner for state-administered federal programs serving rural and low-income populations in northwest Wisconsin and adjacent regions.