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Working Alternatives, Inc.
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USAspending records $36M in award obligations to Working Alternatives, Inc. (Long Beach, CA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $6.2M, of which $8.5M (135%) came through contracts.
That is down 38% on FY2025 ($10M).
Working Alternatives, Inc. ranks 1,100 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 12,153 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Justice: 14 awards worth $37M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 623990 (Other Residential Care Facilities), where it ranks 8 of 50 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,668,741 | $10,668,741 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $9,186,814 | $9,186,814 | $0 | -14% |
| FY2025 | $10,095,566 | $10,095,566 | $0 | +10% |
| FY2026 | $6,243,556 | $8,451,076 | $0 | -38% |
| 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 CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $36M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $6.2M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $38M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 12,153 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department 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 | 14 | $37M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 623990: 8 of 50 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Other Residential Care Facilities.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: San Diego County, CA $37M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $3.6M | 29 Nov 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $3.4M | 24 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $3.1M | 24 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $3.1M | 9 Feb 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $3.0M | 1 Dec 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.9M | 5 Jan 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.9M | 7 Nov 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.6M | 10 Apr 2026 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.6M | 2 Dec 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.5M | 13 Feb 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.2M | 9 Dec 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons | ContractDelivery Order | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities | $2.2M | 1 Mar 2025 | CA | 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.
- $3.6M, Department of Justice, 29 Nov 2022: TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RESIDENTIAL REENTRY, AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES IN THE GARDEN GROVE, CA AREA. OPTION YEAR 3
- $3.4M, Department of Justice, 24 Oct 2023: RESIDENTIAL REENTRY AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES IN THE GARDEN GROVE, CA AREA. OY4
- $3.1M, Department of Justice, 24 Oct 2023: TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL REENTRY, AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES IN THE BRAWLEY, CA AREA. OY4
- $3.1M, Department of Justice, 9 Feb 2023: TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL REENTRY, AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES IN THE BRAWLEY, CA AREA. FY23 OY3
- $3.0M, Department of Justice, 1 Dec 2025: 15BRRC19D00000210 BRAWLEY, CA. FOR RESIDENTIAL REENTRY SERVICES AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES. OY6
- $2.9M, Department of Justice, 5 Jan 2024: RRC AND HC SERVICES IN THE FLAGSTAFF, AZ. OY4
- $2.9M, Department of Justice, 7 Nov 2024: RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER AND HOME CONFINEMENT SERVICES IN THE BRAWLEY, CA AREA. OY5
- $2.6M, Department of Justice, 10 Apr 2026: TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL REENTRY CENTER SERVICES IN THE GARDEN GROVE CITY AREA, WITHIN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. HOME CONFINEMENT RADIUS WITHIN 75 MILES OF THE R
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Working Alternatives, Inc. receive?
$36M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $11M; FY2024: $9.2M; FY2025: $10M; FY2026: $6.2M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Working Alternatives, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Justice ($37M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($37M).
Is Working Alternatives, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 12,153 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 1,100 of 2,836 located in CA. 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.