Refill Jackson Initiative

Refill Jackson Initiative, doing business as Sati, is a Jackson, Mississippi-based nonprofit organization that operates as a sub-recipient on federal grants focused on workforce development, community service, and urban revitalization in the Jackson area. The organization holds no direct federal contracts and functions primarily as a sub-recipient (80% of its recent award footprint) under grants administered through state intermediaries and the Corporation for National and Community Service, with minimal prime grant experience.

Refill Jackson Initiative's capability portfolio centers on AmeriCorps program implementation, SNAP employment and training services, and targeted community improvement projects. As a sub-recipient under the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, the organization deployed 14 AmeriCorps members in a disaster mitigation and environmental improvement program responsible for 1.75 miles of waterway treatment and 7 acres of public park restoration in Jackson. Under Mississippi Department of Human Services intermediation, Refill Jackson Initiative delivers SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) services to work-eligible recipients seeking job placement and advancement, and provides Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Food Delivery Program (FDP), and WORKS-type Employment Program (WTEP) services under the state's 2025–2026 TANF plan. The organization also held prime recipient status on a single AmeriCorps State and National planning grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (awarded April 1, 2023, completed March 31, 2024), which carried a 24% match requirement and supported planning activity for a potential future full-scale AmeriCorps program grant.

Federal funding concentration sits entirely within three agencies: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (2 awards, covering TANF and SNAP E&T sub-awards), the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management (2 awards, the planning grant and the AmeriCorps implementation sub-award), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (1 award, via the SNAP E&T sub-award). Recent activity shows two awards in 2026 following single awards per year in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all five awards totaling $598 thousand. The organization's corporate structure includes a single subsidiary, Refill Cafe LLC, a nonprofit limited liability company. The source does not reveal contract work, vehicle positions, or federal contractor relationships beyond the grant sub-award footprint.