Ywca Richmond

Ywca Richmond, doing business as Y W C A Women's Advocacy Program, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Richmond, Virginia that operates as a federal grant recipient, not a federal contractor. The organization acts as a prime recipient on federal grants (20% of recent awards) and predominantly as a sub-recipient on state and local pass-through grants funded by federal programs (80% of recent awards), delivering transitional housing, emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, as well as homeless individuals and families in the Greater Richmond area.

Ywca Richmond's federal funding footprint centers on three primary grantor agencies. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime Program accounts for eleven awards in the recent period, followed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (five awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (four awards). Together these three account for 77% of recent awards by count. On the prime side, Ywca Richmond holds a $500,000 three-year Transitional Housing Assistance Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.736), effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, to operate 30 scattered-site transitional housing units and deliver case management, safety planning, childcare, job training, and mental health support for up to 90 domestic violence survivors annually in partnership with Survivor Ventures, Inc. The organization also holds a $262,775 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant from HUD (CFDA 14.267), effective December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, for emergency and transitional housing, rapid rehousing, and case management services in Richmond. Additionally, Ywca Richmond received a HUD Economic Development Initiative/Community Project Funding grant with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2032, for community development outcomes yet to be specified through project narrative.

In its sub-recipient capacity, Ywca Richmond receives pass-through funding from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Virginia Department of Social Services, and Virginia State Board of Health to provide domestic and sexual violence services, comprehensive case management for violence survivors, rapid rehousing support, emergency shelter operations, and food and nutrition assistance to approximately 1,450 survivors annually. Recent sub-awards span domestic violence counseling and crisis intervention (July 2025 awards from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services), housing-focused case management (September 2025 awards), rapid rehousing eligible expenses (July 2025 and September 2025), and child and adult care food program support (October and November 2024 awards from Virginia State Board of Health). The organization also receives sub-awards for Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funds used for rapid rehousing and wrap-around supportive services. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $7.1 million. Activity grew significantly in 2024 (twelve awards) and continues into 2025 (six awards through the source date), with only one award reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.