Young Women's Christian Association Of Houston

Young Women's Christian Association Of Houston (doing business as Ywca) is a Houston-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization that serves as a federal grant recipient, providing homelessness prevention and housing services to vulnerable populations in the Houston area under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care program.

Ywca operates exclusively as a prime recipient on federal grants; the organization has no federal contracts, no IDVs, and no subcontracting relationships in the source data. The vendor's entire federal footprint consists of fourteen Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grants (CFDA 14.267) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, spanning from December 2021 through December 2025. The most recent award, dated December 1, 2025, provides $883,333 to fund the establishment and operation of housing and supportive services through November 2026. A prior award dated December 1, 2024, carried $780,172 for the same program period. The CoC grants fund permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations. Service delivery encompasses temporary shelter, emergency housing assistance, case management, job training, and programs facilitating transition to stable living environments.

Customer concentration is absolute — all fourteen awards come from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, representing $6.1 million in combined dollars obligated across the full award portfolio. Awards have been placed consistently, one per year from 2021 through 2025, with a single award expiring within the next twenty-four months. Ywca operates as a standalone federal grant recipient rather than as a contractor or subcontractor, positioning the organization outside competitive federal procurement markets and federal contract vehicles entirely.