Ywca Northeast Indiana Inc.

Ywca Northeast Indiana Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, operates as a federal grant recipient serving victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking across six Northeast Indiana counties (Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, and Whitley). The organization receives the majority of its federal funding through sub-grants from state and local agencies rather than direct federal awards, with 84% of recent awards structured as sub-grants and only 16% as direct prime grants from federal agencies.

Ywca Northeast Indiana's concrete service portfolio centers on operating the 66-bed Bonnie's House domestic violence shelter, providing 24/7 crisis services and hotlines, trauma-informed advocacy and case management, clinical mental health therapy, emergency financial assistance, and specialized programming for survivors of sexual assault, human trafficking, and abuse against individuals with disabilities. The organization employs licensed therapists trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), bilingual advocates serving the Burmese refugee community (the largest in the United States, numbering approximately 3,500 in Fort Wayne), and client care technicians providing wrap-around residential support. A recent direct federal award exemplifies the capability: the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $599,259 on August 1, 2026, under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529), funding new staff hiring, direct services, cross-training coordination, and referral-system improvements for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people, with performance running through July 31, 2029.

Federal funding concentrates with three agencies accounting for 66% of recent awards. The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families each account for six and five awards respectively, while the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development anchors five awards focused on rapid rehousing and emergency shelter funding under Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and related homelessness-prevention programs. The Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana serve as the largest prime grantee channeling sub-awards to the organization for domestic violence advocacy, sexual violence services, and shelter operations. Sub-grants also flow through the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority for rapid rehousing and impact grants, and through the Department of Child Services for congregate meal services at the shelter. Activity has grown from two awards in 2022 and 2023 to nine awards each in 2024 and 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all awards standing at $7.6 million. The organization's federal footprint remains heavily weighted toward state-administered grant pass-throughs rather than direct federal procurement or contracting relationships.