Federal grants to Orange County's United Way
Orange County's United Way in Irvine, California received $3.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Continuum of Care Program, with $2.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.9 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Largest award$691,976
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $147,000 |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $170,000 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $850,575 |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $1.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.2 million |
Programs that fund Orange County's United Way
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Continuum of Care Program | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP) | 1 | $500,000 |
| Tax Counseling for the Elderly | 1 | $25,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 1 | $500,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | March 11, 2025 | $691,976 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 22, 2024 | $650,575 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 18, 2023 | $650,575 |
| Funding from the department of veteran affairs will allow us to expand the program to offer veteran-specific career coaching, training, and job placement to fill staffing shortages in the healthcare, it, and engineering workforce. | Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP) | September 20, 2024 | $500,000 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | January 24, 2025 | $450,000 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | April 16, 2024 | $400,000 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | March 14, 2023 | $200,000 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | March 18, 2022 | $170,000 |
| Purpose: the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for organizations who support community volunteer income tax assistance. Activities to be performed: the vita grant program provides financial support to organizations who 1) exte | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | April 14, 2021 | $147,000 |
| Purpose: the tax counseling for the elderly (TCE) grant program was to establish funding for organizations who provide tax counseling and assistance to persons 60 years of age or older. Activities to be performed: the tce grant program provides financial support to private or public nonprofit agenci | Tax Counseling for the Elderly | February 11, 2025 | $25,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Orange County's United Way get?
$3.9 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Orange County's United Way the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $2.0 million in 3 awards. The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Veterans Affairs follow.
What is Orange County's United Way's largest federal grant?
$691,976 under Continuum of Care Program, with its first action in the period on March 11, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Orange County's United Way?
Its largest are Continuum of Care Program, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program and Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program (VSTAGP).
Other grant recipients in Irvine
- University of California Irvine
- Easter Seals Southern California, Inc.
- Charge Bliss, Inc
- South Orange County Community College District
- Irvine Ranch Water District
- City of Irvine
- Orange County Fire Authority
- University of Massachusetts Global
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