Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency, doing business as Sendcaa, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota that acts as a federal grant sub-recipient, delivering nutrition assistance, tax preparation support, workforce development, and community services to low-to-moderate-income populations across North Dakota. The organization operates almost entirely in the sub-recipient role (91% of 142 awards) rather than as a prime grantee, receiving federal funds flow-through from North Dakota state agencies and federal grantor departments.

Sendcaa's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in nutrition and food assistance programs. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds 110 awards (77% of total awards, covering $10.7 million in combined obligations), channeled primarily through the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. These sub-awards fund Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal reimbursements, family child care home (FCCH) administrative support, Child Nutrition (CN) block grants, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), all serving low-income families and seniors in rural and urban areas across North Dakota's regions. The Internal Revenue Service accounts for 8 awards tied to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant program, which Sendcaa operates as a prime recipient to provide matched grant funding for volunteer-led tax preparation services to underserved populations—including low-to-moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, non-English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military families, and the elderly. The program requires Sendcaa to ensure at least 90% of returns prepared serve individuals at or below Earned Income Tax Credit thresholds, file all eligible returns electronically, and achieve electronic filing and return production targets. The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration funds five awards for HIV Care Formula Grants (CFDA 93.917) through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, while the Administration for Children and Families funds four awards for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities in the Fargo region and Department of Energy Weatherization programs for owner-occupied single-family home rehabilitation. A sub-award from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services covers career coaching, supportive services, and training partnerships for workforce development in response to COVID-19 labor-market impacts.

Recent sub-award volume has accelerated significantly—from 2 awards in 2022 to 48 in 2025 and 32 year-to-date in 2026—reflecting Sendcaa's expanded role as a sub-recipient across multiple federal nutrition and social-service programs. The vast majority of flow-through funding originates from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service by award count, but ten distinct federal customer agencies (USDA, Treasury IRS, HHS-HRSA, HHS-ACF, HHS-OCS, Department of Commerce, and others) provide diversified program support. Sendcaa's corporate structure includes a named subsidiary, Sen Dakota Community Action Agency, also designated as a non-profit organization. With only one award completing inside the next twenty-four months, Sendcaa faces minimal recompete pressure in the immediate window but operates in a recurring grant-year funding environment where annual VITA and nutrition awards renew on fixed schedules (Oct 1 start dates for VITA grants observed in 2021–2025).