Pace Community Action Agency, Inc.

Pace Community Action Agency, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Vincennes, Indiana, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering early childhood education, family planning, and low-income home energy assistance programming to Indiana residents, with the vast majority of activity (91%) routed through sub-recipient status rather than direct prime awards. The organization holds direct prime grants under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, while receiving the bulk of its federal funding as a sub-recipient from state and local pass-through entities including the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, the Department of Education Indiana, and the Indiana Family Health Council.

Pace's prime grant portfolio centers on early childhood education. The organization received a $632,492 Head Start award from HHS Administration for Children and Families on September 1, 2026, running through August 31, 2031, to deliver Early Head Start services focused on infants, toddlers, and pregnant women, with educational, health, nutritional, social, and related services. An earlier Head Start and Early Head Start project grant from the same agency, awarded November 1, 2023, runs through October 31, 2028. As a sub-recipient, Pace distributes funds flowing downward from state intermediaries to implement Community Services Block Grants (CSBG), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and emergency assistance for home energy across Daviess, Greene, Knox, and Sullivan Counties in Indiana. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority accounts for the plurality of these pass-throughs, with sub-awards spanning weatherization, energy assistance, and community services block grant allocation dating back to at least 2022. The Department of Education Indiana and Indiana Family Health Council also channel federal dollars to Pace for grant allocation and family planning services respectively.

Federal customer concentration is high but fragmented across HHS sub-agencies. The top five funding entities account for 97% of awards: HHS Administration for Children and Families leads with 56 awards, followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (33 awards), with smaller shares from HHS Administration for Children and Families again (7 awards), Department of Energy (7 awards), and HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (4 awards). This distribution reflects Pace's role as a community action agency serving multiple federal programs at once. Award volume spiked sharply in 2023 with 43 awards, then moderated to 16–17 awards annually in 2024–2026, tracking the pass-through grant calendar rather than new prime competition. Across 110 total awards recorded in the source data spanning two decades, combined dollars obligated total $167.4 million. The September 2026 Early Head Start award establishes a five-year prime grant stream, eligible for non-competing continuation funding subject to performance and appropriation availability.