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Federal grants to Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation

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Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation in San Diego, California received $55.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 15 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $48.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $11.1 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20219$8.2 million
FY 20226$11.9 million
FY 20236$11.7 million
FY 20245$12.1 million
FY 20252$11.1 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Head Start 93.6005$48.3 million
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance 93.2433$4.6 million
Healthy Start Initiative 93.9261$2.1 million
VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program 64.0242$2.0 million
Opioid STR 93.7881$850,000
Continuum of Care Program 14.2672$691,789

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services10$55.8 million
Department of Housing and Urban Development2$691,789

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Early head start
ASST_NON_09CH012411_075 on USAspending
Head StartDecember 8, 2023$16.3 million
Early head start
ASST_NON_09CH010806_075 on USAspending
Head StartDecember 11, 2020$15.6 million
Early head start
ASST_NON_09CH011398_075 on USAspending
Head StartDecember 11, 2020$14.7 million
Voasw comprehensive opioid recovery center - the volunteers of america southwest comprehensive opioid recovery center (CORC) project will address the opioid epidemic by offering an all-inclusive array of opioid-specific treatment services to adults suffering from opioid use disorders (OUDS) in san d
ASST_NON_H79TI083092_075 on USAspending
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceFebruary 26, 2021$2.5 million
Healthy start initiative - address: 3530 camino del rio north, suite 300, san diego, ca 92108. Project director: mary polley. Phone: 619-282-8211. Fax: 619-282-1300. Email: mpolley@voasw.org. Website: www.voasw.org. Funds requested: $5,499,044. Volunteers of america southwest California (VOASW) is p
ASST_NON_H4953017_075 on USAspending
Healthy Start InitiativeApril 29, 2024$2.1 million
Voasw offender reentry program
ASST_NON_H79TI080883_075 on USAspending
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceDecember 22, 2020$1.7 million
Va is providing per diem funding to assist with the operational costs associated with transitional housing beds for homeless veterans.
ASST_NON_VOAF438-1568-664-PD-21_036 on USAspending
VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem ProgramOctober 1, 2021$1.5 million
Early head start/child care partnership
ASST_NON_09HP000275_075 on USAspending
Head StartNovember 23, 2020$852,963
Voasw comprehensive opioid recovery center - the volunteers of america southwest comprehensive opioid recovery center (CORC) project will address the opioid epidemic by offering an all-inclusive array of opioid-specific treatment services to adults suffering from opioid use disorders (OUDS) in san d
ASST_NON_H79TI083092_075 on USAspending
Opioid STRDecember 15, 2023$850,000
American rescue plan
ASST_NON_09HE000915_075 on USAspending
Head StartApril 23, 2021$762,328

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation get?

$55.0 million in 15 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $55.8 million in 10 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.

What is Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation's largest federal grant?

$16.3 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on December 8, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Volunteers of America, Southwest California, Incorporation?

Its largest are Head Start, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance and Healthy Start Initiative.

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