Vocational Instruction Project Community Services Inc
City-funded organization
Vocational Instruction Project Community Services Inc (VIP Community Services) is a Bronx-based nonprofit (EIN 13-3224700, tax-exempt since 1984) providing vocational training, healthcare, and shelter services; it holds $1.34 billion in active contracts as of August 2026 across 20 agreements with the Department of Homeless Services and Department of Social Services for adult shelter facilities and affordable housing programs, and has received $446,000 in City Council discretionary funding.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,336,348,159 · 13 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $1,775,876,127 · 36 since 1995, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $323,756,587
- Won without a fresh bid
- 47% of contract value · $838,053,734 · 30 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $471,000 · 16 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 15 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 6
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $458,160 · Debbian Fletcher-Blake, President/CEO
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Vocational Instruction Services at SA Cody Q 2025-200 beds Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258807145 $512,994,984
- Afford.Housing Pgm- DSS Referred Households(Round1)-66 units Department of Social Services · CT106920251401351 $265,238,129
- Prov of Affordable Housing-@ 4427 White Plains Rd-59 units Department of Social Services · CT106920251401382 $251,285,067
- Provision of Integrated Commercial Hotels Program - 517 unit Department of Homeless Services · CT107120278801063 $122,173,988
- FY27 Renewal - SA Harlem Mens Shelter (247 beds) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120278800002 $88,456,379
- Vocational Instruction Service at SA Ditmars Q 2026 200 Beds Department of Homeless Services · CT107120268805768 $63,513,084
- VIP@ SA Clinton X 2025-48 units Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258808998 $15,627,952
- FY26 New Contract I 816-2634-0155.A02 MHY 155 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800145 $10,519,850
- FY20 Housing for homeless adults w/substance disorder Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200000771 $2,425,043
- Prov of Single Room Occupancy Housing Svcs. College Ave Apt. Department of Social Services · CT106920278801354 $1,753,164
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Supportive Senior Housing Units - Council District 15 CM Feliz · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2023 $55,000
- Supportive Senior Housing Units and Event Organizing - Council District 15 CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2024 $45,000
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2009 $36,369
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2010 $36,369
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2011 $34,099
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color (Prevention & Education) HIV/AIDS Communities of Color (Prevention & Education) · DOHMH · FY2012 $28,800
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2013 $28,800
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2014 $28,800
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2016 $28,800
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · DOHMH · FY2017 $28,800
- Ending the Epidemic Ending the Epidemic · Dhmh · FY2019 $28,800
- Supportive Senior Housing Units and Event Organizing - Council District 15 CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2025 $25,000
- Council District 15 CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $25,000
- Council District 15 Services CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2027 $25,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · Dhmh · FY2022 $13,769
- HIV/AIDS Communities of Color HIV/AIDS Communities of Color · DOHMH · FY2010 $2,594
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $175,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Debbian Fletcher-Blake President/CEO $458,160
- Frank Kploanyi CFO $304,222
- Opal Dunstan Chief Operations Officer $277,303
- Jean Ernst Medical Director $264,345
- Octavio Liriano Physician - Infectious Disease $245,192
- Darcia Bryden-Currie Chief Clinical Officer $233,349
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -8% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Debbian Fletcher-Blake · 5.19% of revenue $327,837
- FY2021 Debbian Fletcher-Blake · 4.37% of revenue $376,981
- FY2022 Debbian Fletcher-Blake · 2.86% of revenue $404,440
- FY2023 Debbian Fletcher-Blake · 1.72% of revenue $458,160
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.224 Health Center Program · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $11,436,284
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.696 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $4,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,721,987
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $1,311,770
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.224 Health Center Program · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $942,625
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $796,882
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.526 Grants for Capital Development in Health Centers · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $527,555
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $272,375
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $257,300
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $247,689
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $241,925
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $241,793
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $232,722
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $114,033
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $109,507
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $102,940
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.527 Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $98,154
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.527 Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $14,134
- Department of Homeland Security 97.141 Shelter and Services Program · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Grant $0