Young Men's Christian Association Of Honolulu

Young Men's Christian Association Of Honolulu operates as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, delivering youth mental health and wellness programming, substance abuse recovery services, after-school and summer enrichment activities, preschool education expansion, and venue services to federal agencies and state grantors as both a prime grant recipient (51% of recent awards) and a sub-recipient under state-administered federal programs (49% of recent awards). The organization does not hold federal prime contracts but receives direct federal grant funding and operates federally-funded programming as a sub-grantee.

The organization's federal footprint centers on youth development and community health services. As a prime recipient, YMCA of Honolulu has received direct project grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for statewide youth mental wellness programming targeting youth ages 11–18, including prevention and intervention services based on evidence-based curricula with up to 19.5 hours of support per student across school and community venues; a youth mental wellness program completed in 2024 that assessed 450 youth and served at least 150 in prevention and intervention tracks; and a Kauhale 12-session substance abuse recovery program for middle and high school youth discharged from treatment. The organization received a $791 thousand project grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.215) to expand its preschool program from September 2022 through August 2023, and a grant from the Administration on Aging to expand services for older adults in 2024. In its most recent transaction, YMCA of Honolulu received a $32 thousand purchase order from U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific (April 24, 2026) to provide weekend retreat venue accommodations for approximately 85–100 service member fathers and their sons ages 4 and up in Honolulu (completion April 26, 2026), issued as firm fixed price with no small business set-aside.

As a sub-recipient, YMCA of Honolulu operates federally-funded child nutrition and youth programming under state pass-through grantors. The Hawaii State Department of Education administers recurring Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sub-awards; the organization has received monthly CACFP and periodic SFSP sub-awards from September 2023 through May 2026. The Hawaii Department of Health channels Substance Use Disorder Continuum of Care funding to the organization (January 2025 and November 2025 sub-awards). The Hawaii Department of Human Services awarded the organization sub-grants (August 2025) for after-school and summer programming including tutoring, enrichment activities, family engagement, health promotion, and leadership development.

Customer concentration tracks heavily to Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (26 awards), followed by Department of the Navy Installations Command (12 awards, $110 thousand combined potential value) and Department of the Army Hawaii Army National Guard (8 awards, $120 thousand combined potential value). Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $13.5 million against a $321 thousand combined potential value, reflecting the organization's heavy sub-recipient and small-transaction profile. Activity has grown sharply year over year — two awards each in 2022 and 2023, twelve in 2024, eighteen in 2025, and six through May 2026 — indicating expansion of federal nutrition and youth services reach across Hawaii state and military customer base.