Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies

Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies, a non-profit subsidiary of the national Volunteers of America Inc., operates as both a prime contractor and grant recipient on federal service contracts and grants for residential reentry services, community transition support, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and supportive services to homeless veterans, low-income families, and federal offenders. The organization is headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming, and operates across Wyoming, Montana, and Western South Dakota with no set-aside designation across its prime footprint—the vendor competes full-and-open on all recent federal awards.

The organization's federal work splits nearly evenly between prime (49% of recent awards) and subcontractor roles (51%), with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office dominating the prime contract portfolio. Across 223 total awards, the Bureau of Prisons accounts for 55 awards valued at $63.5 million in combined potential value—approximately 96% of the organization's measurable contract ceiling. Recent Bureau of Prisons delivery orders include a $296,925 residential reentry center and home confinement services order (July–September 2026), a $665,407 RRC and home confinement order (July 2025–June 2026), and a $384,523 substance use, mental health, and sex offender treatment services order (October 2024–December 2024, with optional extensions through December 2026). The organization holds two single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the Bureau of Prisons: a $5.96 million IDV for RRC and home confinement services in Gillette through June 2027, and a $2.26 million IDV for substance use, mental health, and sex offender treatment services through December 2025. Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration ranks second by award count (28 awards) but trails in dollar value; the organization receives grant funding from the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033), the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055), and the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (CFDA 64.024). The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the organization $10.9 million under the SSVF program for the period October 2025–September 2026 alone, $750,000 under the suicide prevention program for FY2026, and prior grants totaling $5.9 million under SSVF and multiple GPD awards spanning Wyoming and Colorado.

The top five customer agencies (by award count) cover 60% of all recent awards. Beyond Bureau of Prisons and VA, the vendor also holds grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (24 awards), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (16 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), and the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (HVRP, CFDA 17.805). A $200,000 Department of Labor grant effective July 2025–June 2028 funds employment services in Eastern Montana targeting 150 homeless veterans with an expected 75% job placement rate. A HUD Continuum of Care grant of $210,745 (January–December 2026) funds permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Activity has been volatile. The organization recorded 31 awards in 2022, declined to 16 in 2023, surged to 80 in 2024, then fell to 13 in 2025 and 3 in 2026 year-to-date. Five awards carrying combined potential value of $471 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The organization also acts as a sub-recipient on federal grant awards from the Wyoming Department of Health and the South Dakota Department of Health, receiving sub-awards under the Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services (CFDA 93.958), Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CFDA 93.959), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and ESG-COVID programs. Sub-awards for mental health and substance abuse services, independent living, and homelessness prevention (ESG) are recurring; notably, the organization subcontracts with Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center, Inc., a named subsidiary, and received emergency shelter and housing support through Continuum of Care sub-awards from HUD grantees.

SCI-reportable federal service contract invoicing totaled $488 thousand across FY2024–FY2025, with $240 thousand invoiced in FY2024 and $248 thousand in FY2025. The organization delivered approximately 1.0 FTE in each fiscal year to federal service contracts captured in SCI, with government-paid rates of $115.38 per hour. SCI records show the organization performs all work directly; across SCI-reportable prime contracts, no sub-hours are reported. The vendor's broader federal footprint extends well beyond the SCI threshold—most recent Bureau of Prisons delivery orders and grant awards do not appear in SCI—indicating that total federal services activity substantially exceeds the SCI-visible portion. Primary NAICS classification centers on Other Residential Care Facilities (29 awards) and Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (26 awards), with primary PSC code Social–Social Rehabilitation (55 awards). The corporate structure includes the parent Volunteers of America Inc. (headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia) and two named subsidiaries, Torrington VOA Elderly Housing Inc. and Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center, Inc., the latter signaling behavioral health capability aligned with the grant and contract work.