Women In Need Inc.

Women In Need Inc., doing business as W I N, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Bowling Green, New York, that serves as a prime recipient of federal grants for comprehensive homelessness services, with no federal contracting footprint. W I N operates exclusively under HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), administered by the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, with 102 of 103 total federal awards concentrated in this single grant program across the past two decades.

W I N's core capability is delivering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Representative grant awards include a $1,315,905 CoC grant effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026; a $1,255,677 CoC grant running August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025; and prior-year CoC grants in the same magnitude range awarded in February, May, and August cycles dating back to 2021. Services delivered under these grants encompass case management, counseling, basic needs assistance, and facilitation of access to mainstream resources, with explicit emphasis on minimizing trauma and promoting self-sufficiency among homeless populations. W I N operates as the prime recipient in all but one award — a single sub-recipient relationship under the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports on a Transitional Safety Units sub-grant (March 1, 2022).

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development represents 100% of W I N's award count, with a secondary single award from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1 of 103 awards). W I N has obligated $55 million across all 103 federal awards since 2003. Activity has remained stable at two to four awards per year in the recent period (2021–2025), with one award completing within the next twenty-four months and therefore eligible for recompete. The organization holds no position on federal contract vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs, and operates exclusively in the federal grant space under the CoC Program.