Western Piedmont Council Of Governments
Hickory, NC
- UEI
- U449K1DKUEG5
- CAGE
- 38GG4
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1880 2nd Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601, USA
- Website
- wpcog.org
- Founded
- 1968
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Financials
- Real Estate
- SIC code
- 95 Environmental Quality & Housing
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | 26A55AW000176 | $62,922 | |
| Not on record | 26A55AT000175 | $98,248 | |
| North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services | 2501NCOACM | $535,070 | |
| Not on record | 26A55AY000199 | $486,784 | |
| North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services | 2501NCOASS | $488,273 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Western Piedmont Council Of Governments, a tax-exempt nonprofit regional planning organization headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, serves as a prime recipient of federal grants (69% of recent awards) and a sub-recipient on workforce and economic development initiatives (31%), with no federal contracts. WPCOG acts as an intermediary administrator for housing, workforce, and economic development programs serving Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties in western North Carolina.
WPCOG's federal footprint is grant-driven and concentrated in three capability areas. Housing and community development work includes administering HUD Public Housing Capital Fund allocations ($382,338 formula grant from April 2026 through March 2030 for public housing modernization, development, and management improvements); delivering Family Self-Sufficiency coordinator salaries and support services ($3 awards since 2022 for FSS program administration); providing Comprehensive Housing Counseling services (awards in 2023 and 2024 for pre-purchase and foreclosure-prevention counseling); and administering the HUD Older Adult Home Modification Program ($840,000 cooperative agreement from May 2025 through May 2028 supporting home safety modifications and accessibility improvements for low-income elderly residents). Workforce development and disaster recovery work routes through North Carolina Department of Commerce sub-awards under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), delivering career services, job training, and employment support to adults, dislocated workers, youth, and disaster-affected populations across its region. Economic development planning encompasses a $840,000 Economic Development Administration grant (CFDA 11.302, awarded January 2023 through December 2025) for Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) development across the four-county region, plus related data analytics and visualization investments for economic resilience analysis.
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (23 awards), HUD Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner (18 awards), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (15 awards) anchor customer concentration, accounting for 94% of WPCOG's recent award volume. HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (13 awards) and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (10 awards) round out the active federal customer set. WPCOG has engaged eight distinct federal agencies. Sub-award relationships run primarily through the North Carolina Department of Commerce on WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, and through the North Carolina Department of Public Safety on disaster recovery initiatives.
Activity has grown modestly in recent years — six awards in 2022 to fourteen in 2025 — with only three awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated across WPCOG's full award history total $18.1 million, with recent awards averaging modest scale reflecting the nonprofit's role as a regional intermediary rather than a large-scale federal contractor or grant recipient.
Quick answers
Is Western Piedmont Council Of Governments registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Western Piedmont Council Of Governments's SAM.gov registration is active through September 25, 2027.
What is Western Piedmont Council Of Governments's most recent federal award?
Western Piedmont Council Of Governments's most recent federal grant award is The public housing capital fund program (CFP) was created by an amendment to the 1937 act by the quality housing and… (NC19P15950126), from Public and Indian Housing Office, on April 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Western Piedmont Council Of Governments's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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