Volunteers Of America Western Washington

Volunteers Of America Western Washington, a non-profit organization headquartered in Everett, Washington, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and sub-recipient to deliver crisis intervention, behavioral health, food assistance, housing stability, and family support services to vulnerable populations across Washington State. The vendor operates almost exclusively in sub-recipient roles—81% of recent awards are sub-grants flowing through state and federal intermediaries—with 19% as a direct prime recipient of federal grants; the organization holds no federal contracts and does not compete on procurements.

VOAWW's customer concentration reflects its non-profit social-services mission and heavy reliance on pass-through funding from state and federal intermediaries. The top funding agencies by award count over the past five years span the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), HHS Administration for Children and Families, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, collectively representing 58% of recent awards. The vendor's portfolio totals 64 awards across thirteen distinct customer agencies and $19.2 million combined dollars obligated.

As a prime grant recipient, VOAWW holds three recent awards. A $239,138 prime grant from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services, awarded September 30, 2026, under the 988 and Behavioral Health Crisis Services Programs (CFDA 93.00R), funds the expansion of follow-up services for individuals in crisis across Washington State through 2029—the project will hire two follow-up crisis counselors and extend crisis continuity support from six weeks to a minimum of 90 days and up to 12 months for high-risk participants. A $500,000 prime grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), awarded June 14, 2024, supports construction and improvement of community facilities in the Everett area. A third prime award from HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development, dated February 17, 2023, carries a completion date of August 31, 2031.

In its sub-recipient role, VOAWW receives flow-through funding from Washington State intermediaries including the Department of Social and Health Services, the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington State Department of Agriculture, the Health Care Authority, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Representative sub-grants support child nutrition program administration, emergency food assistance (TEFAP reimbursement), behavioral health outreach and education (including the Indian Behavioral Health Hub), noncustodial parent access and visitation programs, short-term substance-use housing subsidies, fair housing counseling for homeless and low-income residents in Snohomish County, and refugee social services. The source reflects recurring sub-awards from state agencies managing federal grant pass-through, with multiple tranches spanning 2022 through 2026.

Award activity grew from four awards in 2022 to a peak of seventeen in 2024, with fifteen in 2025 and nine through mid-2026. The organization's recent growth trajectory and stable engagement with state and federal social-services intermediaries position it as an ongoing sub-recipient for HHS, USDA food programs, and state workforce and family services funding streams rather than as a competitive federal procurement vehicle.