Southwest Human Resource Agency

Southwest Human Resource Agency, doing business as 0403, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization headquartered in Henderson, Tennessee, that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering intergenerational volunteer services, early childhood education, and low-income family support programs. The organization is DOT certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and holds no federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 77% of its recent awards channeled through state pass-through grantees rather than direct federal funding.

Southwest Human Resource Agency's prime federal grant portfolio centers on two core programs. The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded the organization $247,589 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) for the 2026-27 program year, a three-year grant extending through June 30, 2029 that funds intergenerational volunteer service engaging persons aged 55 and older to provide mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to disadvantaged children in schools, Head Start programs, and childcare centers throughout Tennessee. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Southwest Human Resource Agency a $635,656 Head Start project grant (CFDA 93.600) from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, supporting comprehensive early childhood education and family support services including educational, health, nutritional, and social services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in Tennessee. An additional Head Start award with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2029 is also active in the portfolio. Both AmeriCorps and Head Start awards require 10 percent statutory and budgetary matches from the awardee.

The organization's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward human services and nutrition programs flowing through state intermediaries. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service leads with 53 awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 22 direct awards and an additional 6 awards in a second tier; the Corporation for National and Community Service holds 7 awards; and the Department of Energy carries 6 awards. Together these top customers represent 86% of the organization's recent award count. The sub-award footprint is dominated by pass-through grants from the Tennessee Department of Human Services (Child and Adult Care Food Program, Child Nutrition, TANF, SSBG, and CSBG programs) and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (weatherization, LIHEAP, and home energy assistance programs). Southwest Human Resource Agency acts as a sub-recipient channeling federal funds to deliver community services rather than competing for prime contracts.

Activity has grown substantially in recent years. The organization received 6 awards in 2022, 7 in 2023, 26 in 2024, 32 in 2025, and 14 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting an expansion in grant volume and grant administration. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $169.2 million. The organization has worked with 11 distinct federal funding agencies across a twenty-year award history dating to 2006. Southwest Human Resource Agency's federal posture is non-competitive grant administration and service delivery at the state and local level, with no government-wide vehicle participation or prime contracting exposure.