Ywca Tri-County Area

Ywca Tri-County Area, a non-profit tax-exempt organization based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, operates as a federal grant recipient in the social services, community development, and nutrition sectors, with primary activity as a sub-recipient (85% of awards) routed through state and federal pass-through grantees. The organization holds no federal contracts and does not sit on government-wide procurement vehicles; all federal funding flows through grant mechanisms, the majority as sub-awards from state intermediaries.

Ywca Tri-County Area's recent federal footprint spans eight agencies but concentrates heavily on nutrition and workforce development. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 29 awards (54% of the award count), funded through sub-recipient arrangements under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) where Ywca Tri-County Area receives meal reimbursement for providing food to children and adults in approved care facilities. The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education represents 9 awards, similarly routed through Pennsylvania Department of Education as the prime grantee, supporting adult basic education and literacy services including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy programs. The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management also accounts for 9 awards, with the organization acting as both prime recipient and sub-recipient in AmeriCorps Seniors and AmeriCorps State program work.

The organization's prime grant portfolio is modest but broadening. Recent prime awards include a $516,823 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program grant (CFDA 94.011) from the Corporation for National and Community Service effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, which consolidates two prior grants and funds intergenerational volunteer service with senior citizens aged 55 and older delivering tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children in schools and childcare settings across Pennsylvania; a $1,656,000 Social Services Research and Demonstration project grant (CFDA 93.647) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the YW3CA Centers for Thriving Families initiative (August 31, 2024 through August 30, 2025); and a Community Project Funding grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for economic development, awarded August 13, 2024 with completion scheduled for August 31, 2032. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance and Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration round out the agency set, with two awards each, including sub-recipient work under Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency funding social-emotional learning groups for adolescent boys focusing on conflict resolution and violence prevention.

Award activity has grown in recent years—from 5 awards in 2022 to 13 in 2026—with only one award facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The combined dollars obligated across all 54 awards total $6.9 million, reflecting the sub-recipient and pass-through nature of the work; individual awards range from small categorical nutrition and literacy sub-awards to the $1.656 million HHS research grant. Ywca Tri-County Area's mission centers on eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting social justice through community-based early childhood education, adult education, senior services, and youth development, delivered across multiple counties in Pennsylvania and funded predominantly through state intermediary and federal grant programs rather than direct federal procurement.