Volunteers Of America Colorado Branch

Volunteers Of America Colorado Branch is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization acting as a federal grant recipient that delivers housing support, veteran services, and employment reintegration programs to Colorado residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness, primarily under Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) funding. The organization operates as a prime recipient on 80% of its federal awards and as a sub-recipient on the remaining 20%, with no federal contract prime awardee activity.

The organization's grant portfolio centers on four core federal programs. HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) funds permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families across Colorado, with a recent $1.115 million project grant for April 2026 through March 2027. The VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) represents the largest single funding source, with an $11.6 million project grant awarded September 2025 through September 2026 delivering outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, and temporary financial support (rental assistance, utilities, moving costs, emergency housing) to very low-income veteran families. The Department of Labor's Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (CFDA 17.805) funded a $445,473 grant effective July 2025 through June 2028 implementing Individual Placement and Support (IPS) fidelity for supported employment—delivering career coaching, job training, digital literacy, work-related tools, and wraparound housing and mental health services to homeless veterans. The Corporation for National and Community Service funds volunteer programs under its Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), with multi-year awards supporting volunteer engagement in Colorado communities.

Customer concentration tracks heavily to HUD and VA programs. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (47 awards) and the VA's Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health (23 awards) account for the majority of award volume, covering 77% of recent awards. The Corporation for National and Community Service (21 combined awards across FGP and RSVP programs) and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (8 awards, including Head Start delegation through the Denver Office of Children's Affairs) round out the top federal customers. Over the past five years, grant awards have grown from five in 2022 to thirteen in 2025, with modest recent activity (two awards in 2026 year-to-date). Seven awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in the housing and veteran services grant pipeline.

Sub-recipient work includes rapid rehousing and supportive services funded through HUD Emergency Solutions Grants under the Department of Housing Stability, domestic violence victim services through the Colorado Department of Public Safety and Colorado Department of Human Services, Head Start and Early Head Start delegation through the Denver Office of Children's Affairs, and meals-on-wheels programming for seniors. The organization serves over 140,000 Coloradans annually and collaborates with the City and County of Denver and other community partners on CoC program implementation. Combined obligated dollars across all 128 awards total $165.1 million, with federal grant work anchoring the operational footprint across Colorado.