Vicksburg Family Development Service Inc.

Vicksburg Family Development Service Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Vicksburg, Mississippi, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering child abuse and neglect prevention services and youth substance-use prevention programming to the Department of Health and Human Services. The vendor acts primarily as a sub-recipient on HHS grants (67% of recent awards) and holds one prime federal grant award.

Vicksburg Family Development Service Inc. received a $494,000 prime grant from the HHS Administration for Children and Families under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) effective August 31, 2024 through August 30, 2025. The award funds Project HOPE, a child abuse and neglect prevention initiative. The vendor also serves as a sub-recipient on two grants from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health: one addressing early childhood emotional and behavioral health through screenings, multi-family group counseling, positive parenting classes, and evidence-based preschool instruction for children birth to five; the second implementing a comprehensive primary prevention program targeting substance-use onset among youth through community awareness, interactive workshops, substance-free youth activities, school-based screening, and community stakeholder collaboration.

HHS accounts for all three awards in the current source data, split between the Administration for Children and Families (1 award) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2 awards), with combined obligated dollars of $789 thousand across the prime and sub footprint. Activity is nascent—one award in 2024 and two in 2026—reflecting recent entry into federal grant funding. The vendor's service model centers on preventive health and human services delivery at the community level rather than on contract performance or technology services.