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The Dream Program, Inc.
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The Dream Program, Inc., of Winooski, VT, was obligated $10M in federal awards across the 3 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $1.4M, with contracts under the listing floor.
The Dream Program, Inc. ranks 83 of 94 listed organisations located in VT by five-year obligations, and 27,023 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Justice and Corporation for National and Community Service: 3 awards worth $8.4M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4,334,552 | under $1.0M | $4,334,552 | — |
| FY2024 | $4,500,000 | under $1.0M | $4,500,000 | +4% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $1,396,750 | under $1.0M | $1,396,750 | — |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in VT | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $10M | $8.1B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $1.4M | $2.2B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $10M | $8.1B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 27,023 of 30,000 | 1 of 94 in VT | 1 |
Largest in state: Human Services Vermont Agency of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Justice | 2 | $4.5M | 54% |
| 2 | Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $3.9M | 46% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Chittenden County, VT $4.5M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation for National and Community Service | GrantProject Grant (B) | 94.006 Americorps State and National 94.006 | $3.9M | 26 Jun 2023 | VT | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantProject Grant (B) | 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program | $2.5M | 26 Sep 2024 | VT | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantProject Grant (B) | 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program | $2.0M | 25 Sep 2024 | VT | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $3.9M, Corporation for National and Community Service, 26 Jun 2023: THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-2024 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIO
- $2.5M, Department of Justice, 26 Sep 2024: THE DREAM PROGRAM, INC. (DREAM) HAS A 25-YEAR RECORD OF PROVIDING EVIDENCE-INFORMED MENTORING TO YOUTH IN LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS 26 PREDOMINANTLY PROJECT-
- $2.0M, Department of Justice, 25 Sep 2024: DREAM WILL ENHANCE AND EXPAND AN INNOVATIVE TWO-TIERED, CROSS-AGE, PEER-TO-PEER MODEL TO OPEN NEW POOLS OF MENTORS, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS, AND REACH THE MOS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does The Dream Program, Inc. receive?
$10M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $4.3M; FY2024: $4.5M; FY2026: $1.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to The Dream Program, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Justice ($4.5M) and Corporation for National and Community Service ($3.9M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Juvenile Mentoring Program (16.726) and Americorps State and National 94.006 (94.006).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: VT ($8.4M).
Is The Dream Program, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 27,023 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 83 of 94 located in VT. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.