Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, a nonprofit, tax-exempt Federally Qualified Health Center based in Yakima, Washington, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering homeless assistance, housing stabilization, healthcare access, and supported employment services to Yakima Valley residents experiencing homelessness and housing instability. The organization receives recurring project grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and acts as a sub-recipient on grants routed through the Washington State Department of Health for WIC client services, housing assistance for people living with HIV, and breastfeeding peer counseling programs. Yakima Neighborhood Health Services has no federal contract footprint — all 101 awards in the source data are grants, with 86 prime grant awards (85%) and 15 sub-grant awards (15%).

The top customer by volume is the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which accounts for 71 of 96 awards tracked in the source (71% of the portfolio). This concentration reflects Yakima Neighborhood Health Services' specialization in the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems operations. Representative COC awards include $573,988 (September 1, 2026), $312,090 (July 1, 2026), $170,663 (May 1, 2026), and $171,966 (April 1, 2026), all running on twelve-month performance periods. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service provides 10 awards for WIC client services delivered as a sub-recipient through the Washington State Department of Health, with amendments adding funding through 2026. The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration funds two distinct grant streams: nine awards for primary health center programs (including a Bridge Access Program and COVID-19 vaccination expansion) from the Bureau of Primary Health Care, and six awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration general designation. HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funded a five-year Transforming Lives through Supported Employment Program (award date September 30, 2024, ultimate completion September 29, 2029) providing Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model employment services to 75 homeless individuals per year with diagnosed serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders, staffed by employment specialists, benefit specialists, behavioral health specialists, and peer counselors with bilingual English- and Spanish-language service delivery.

Recent activity shows consistent award volume across 2022–2026 (ranging from six to eleven awards per year), with eight awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization's capability portfolio centers on permanent supportive housing operations, rapid rehousing administration, peer-counselor and employment-specialist staffing models, and coordination of homeless management information systems across COC-eligible program components. All work is performed in Yakima, Washington. Yakima Neighborhood Health Services also serves as a sub-recipient on National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants for Mpox vaccine confidence and community immunity initiatives.