Opportunity Council

Opportunity Council, doing business as Maple Alley Inn, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, Washington that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to deliver homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, supportive services, and early childhood education programs across Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-funded, with 61% of recent awards as prime recipient and 39% as sub-recipient on awards from HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture.

Opportunity Council's customer concentration is dominated by HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program under CFDA 14.267, which accounts for 59 of the 132 tracked awards in the source. Recent CoC prime grants include a $2.343 million award effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, a $702,479 award for the same period, a $340,555 award effective July 1, 2026, and earlier tranches dating to fiscal 2022. The organization has received approximately $5.4 million cumulatively under CoC funding. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awards the second-largest customer by count (13 awards), primarily through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program under CFDA 64.033; recent SSVF grants include a $2.054 million award for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and prior awards from October 2022 onwards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 25 awards, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for 12 awards, and the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for 6 awards. These top five agencies account for 87% of recent awards. Opportunity Council also holds a Head Start and Early Head Start grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028, and an American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Project Funding grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development effective May 8, 2022 through June 26, 2027.

As a sub-recipient, Opportunity Council performs weatherization services, early intervention services for infants and toddlers, child nutrition program administration, low-income home energy assistance, family school partnership programming, and rental assistance under sub-awards from the Washington State Department of Commerce, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and related entities. Award activity peaked in 2024 (30 awards) and has moderated in 2025 (11 awards) and 2026 (6 awards to date); 7 awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across the entire footprint total $103.7 million. The organization operates as an established Community Action Agency with substantial multi-year experience delivering federal social services, housing stability, and early childhood programs in its regional service area.