United Way Of Central West Virginia, Inc.

United Way Of Central West Virginia, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Charleston, West Virginia, operates as a federal grant recipient funding community service and volunteer programs across West Virginia, with 62% of recent awards as a prime recipient and 38% as a sub-recipient under state and federal grantors.

The organization's federal footprint centers on AmeriCorps and senior-volunteer programming. As a prime recipient, United Way has secured $309,105 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management (awarded June 24, 2026) to fund the 2026-27 AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) through March 31, 2029, engaging volunteers ages 55 and older in tutoring, mentoring, tax preparation, workforce development, opioid and substance abuse education, disaster assistance, and food security work. The award carries a 10 percent statutory match requirement. United Way also holds a second AmeriCorps grant (awarded September 5, 2025, running through June 30, 2028) supporting the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), which places senior volunteers with at-risk children, and a third prime award from July 2022 funding the 2022-23 FGP program year with a $535,522 federal funding amount including stipend augmentation to $3.15 per hour. An earlier VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) support grant (awarded July 14, 2024, completed July 12, 2025) rounded out recent prime work.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward AmeriCorps and senior-volunteer administration. The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management anchors 15 of the 29 total awards (52% of recent activity), with the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and the broader Corporation for National and Community Service accounting for seven additional awards combined. Together, these three sources cover 93% of the award count.

As a sub-recipient, United Way receives pass-through funding from West Virginia state agencies to execute opioid prevention, adolescent health, financial literacy, and workforce training programs. Sub-awards from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources focus on the Adolescent Health Initiative supporting youth development and risk-mitigation programming. The West Virginia Commission For National & Community Service funds the LifeBridge AmeriCorps (LBA) program, which deploys 50 fulltime AmeriCorps members statewide to deliver opioid prevention services and FDIC Money Smart financial literacy training to low-income populations while mobilizing 500 community volunteers. Additional pass-through funding flows from the West Virginia Department of Education for Career and Technical Education (Perkins) allocation.

Total combined dollars obligated across all prime and sub awards reach $21.6 million over the source period. Activity has remained relatively flat across the past five years (three to four awards annually), with only one award facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable, lower-volatility recompete posture compared to federal contractors on commercial or defense vehicles.