United Way Of Tarrant County

United Way Of Tarrant County, doing business as United Way, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Fort Worth, Texas, that operates as a federal grant recipient focused on tax assistance, affordable connectivity outreach, and community development programming. The organization acts as both a prime grant recipient (54% of recent awards) and a sub-recipient under state and federal pass-through entities (46% of recent awards), with no federal contract prime or subcontract footprint.

United Way's capability portfolio centers on Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programming and community services delivery. As a prime recipient, the organization has received recurring VITA matching grants from the Internal Revenue Service under CFDA 21.009, most recently a $310 thousand award for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with prior awards covering 2021 through 2024. The grants fund free tax return preparation and electronic filing for low- to moderate-income populations in Tarrant County, including persons with disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and their families, and elderly taxpayers. United Way must ensure that at least 90 percent of returns prepared serve the target EITC-eligible population, achieve 100 percent of return production goals, and demonstrate year-over-year increases in return preparation volume, with matching requirements equal to the federal award amount. The organization also received an Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant from the Federal Communications Commission (July 13, 2023) to increase awareness of and participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program among eligible households. Additionally, United Way received multiple Economic Development Initiative and Community Project Funding grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development in February 2023, with completion dates extending through August 2031.

Federal agency concentration reflects strong alignment with health, human services, and tax administration. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living leads by award count with 17 awards; the Internal Revenue Service accounts for 9 awards; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development contributes 4 awards. The top five customer agencies comprise 80 percent of the award count. In its sub-recipient role, United Way receives the majority of its funding through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which channels grants for aging services, community living, Medicare improvements, and other social service programs across multiple sub-awards dating from September 2025 backward through October 2022. One sub-award from July 2025 specifically funded United Way of Tarrant County-Greater Arlington with $38,618 to support salaries and fringe benefits for community planning and human service programming focused on low- to moderate-income residents.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2025, with 18 awards, compared to 2 awards in 2024, 6 in 2023, and 2 in 2022. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, minimizing near-term recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated across all 50 awards total $26.4 million, with the bulk concentrated in VITA matching grants and HHS pass-through sub-awards under aging and community living programs. United Way does not hold federal contract vehicles, GWACs, or IDIQs and does not compete in the federal contracting market; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based.