Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency

Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan, acts as a federal grant recipient delivering housing stability, homelessness prevention, child development, and veteran support services across Michigan as a prime recipient (62% of awards) and sub-recipient (38%) of federal grants. The organization does not hold federal contracts or seats on contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded.

Oakland Livingston's customer concentration is heavily weighted to homelessness and housing stability programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development anchors the portfolio with 78 awards under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), funding permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive services only components across Michigan. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 21 awards, anchored by a $6.569581 million Head Start program award (CFDA 93.600) issued July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, that funds preschool services for 3- and 4-year-olds and Early Head Start programs for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. These two agencies represent the dominant stream; HUD CoC and HHS ACF together cover approximately 54% of the 142 identified prime and sub awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner contributes 16 awards under housing counseling and related programs. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration accounts for 14 awards, dominated by the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033), with recurring annual funding at approximately $1.7 million to $1.9 million per award cycle (most recently $1.775964 million awarded October 1, 2025, for services through September 30, 2026). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service supplies 12 awards supporting nutrition assistance and emergency food programs.

Oakland Livingston acts as a sub-recipient on a broad array of federal programs flowing through state and local prime grantees. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services serves as the largest sub-award prime, distributing Weatherization Assistance (DOE), Community Services Block Grants (HHS), Michigan Energy Assistance (LIHEAP), and Weatherization Assistance under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Michigan Department of Education channels USDA nutrition programs (Emergency Food Assistance Program, Commodity Supplemental Food Program) and manages recurring USDA program support subawards. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority routes Housing Education Program funds under HUD's Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program. The City of Warren and City of Livingston issue sub-awards for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), emergency housing assistance, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) emergency housing. Sub-award work spans housing stability, energy assistance, food assistance, and veteran family services, with placement across state and local intermediaries rather than direct federal sub-contracting.

Activity trajectory shows concentrated growth in the 2023–2024 cycle (28 and 25 awards respectively) with recent moderation to 18 awards in 2025 and 8 awards in the first half of 2026, reflecting the seasonal grant-award patterns typical of HUD CoC competitions and state pass-through cycles. Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. Combined federal obligation across all 186 awards (prime and sub combined) totals $408.4 million, distributed across eleven distinct customer agencies. Oakland Livingston operates exclusively as a grant recipient and sub-recipient in the federal space; it has no contracting authority, holds no IDIQs or parent vehicles, and does not bid on federal contracts or compete on GSA Schedules. The organization's federal footprint is geographically concentrated in Michigan, with service delivery rooted in local community partnerships and state/local grantee relationships that limit national scale and competitive positioning outside Michigan's human services and housing assistance ecosystem.