Tennessee Opportunity Programs

What Tennessee Opportunity Programs does

Tennessee Opportunity Programs (TOPS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 and headquartered in Sparta, Tennessee, that delivers federally funded workforce development and volunteer engagement services across the state. It operates two principal programs: the National Farmworker Jobs Program, funded under Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) by the U.S. Department of Labor, which serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers with training and employment support; and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), which channels senior volunteers into community service roles.

The business model is grant-funded and nonprofit: services are delivered free of charge to participants, with no pricing model, subscription, or fee-for-service component. Revenue is derived from federal grants awarded to operate the two named programs, making the organization essentially a pass-through administrator and service provider rather than a commercial enterprise. Operational scale is small, with 1–10 employees, and there is no evidence of proprietary technology, software platform, or technical product — TOPS is a service delivery organization, not a technology vendor.

In 2024 the organization indicated it was applying for the 21st Century Grant Opportunity, which would represent a third federal funding stream and potential program expansion. The organization's website has been compromised with third-party gambling/RTP slot content, indicating an unresolved web security issue that poses reputational and operational risk. No AI, automation, or digital platform capabilities are evident from the available information.

Name

Tennessee Opportunity Programs

Legal name

Tennessee Opportunity Programs, Inc.

Website

https://tnopportunityprograms.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tennessee Opportunity Programs is a Sparta, Tennessee nonprofit founded in 1973 that delivers free workforce development services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers via the WIOA Section 167 program and engages senior volunteers through the AmeriCorps RSVP program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dislocated Worker & Rapid Response / Reemployment Programs (EDAAAOAF)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Farmworker assistance programs
• Senior volunteer programs
• Community support services
• Nonprofit human services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sparta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Tennessee Opportunity Programs (TOPS) is a nonprofit organization that delivers workforce development services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and engages retired seniors through volunteer community service programs across Tennessee. The organization operates the National Farm-worker Jobs Program (funded under DOL WIOA-167) and the RSVP: Retired Senior Volunteer Program (funded through CNCS-Americorps), both offered at no cost to participants.

Product overview

Tennessee Opportunity Programs, Inc. (TOPS) is a non-profit organization that has served West, Middle, and East Tennessee since 1973. The organization operates two primary programs: the National Farm-worker Jobs Program funded by DOL WIOA-167, which provides employment services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and the RSVP: Retired Senior Volunteer Program funded by CNCS-Americorps, which engages retired volunteers in community service. The organization's mission is to promote economic prosperity and collaborative initiatives to improve the lives of individuals and communities through education, work experiences, and volunteers. The organization is applying for the 21st Century Grant Opportunity for 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Farm-worker Jobs Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DOL WIOA-167coreOthersFederal funding partnership through the Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167 grant, which funds the National Farm-worker Jobs Program providing employment services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
• CNCS-AmericorpscoreOthersFederal funding partnership through the Corporation for National and Community Service (Americorps) which funds the RSVP: Retired Senior Volunteer Program, supporting community engagement of retired seniors.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• PathStone Corporation: PathStone is a national nonprofit that operates the National Farmworker Jobs Program (WIOA Section 167) in multiple states, serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers with the same core, intensive, training, and placement services that TOPS provides. It is the most direct programmatic peer in the NFJP operator landscape.
• Telamon Corporation: Telamon Corporation is a multi-state nonprofit that runs WIOA Section 167 National Farmworker Jobs Program grants and other workforce development programs for farmworkers and rural communities, making it a direct operational peer to TOPS.
• SER National: SER National is a national network of workforce development nonprofits serving Hispanic and farmworker populations with WIOA-aligned employment and training services, making it a comparable peer to TOPS in both mission and funding model.
• Motivation Education & Training (MET): MET is a Texas-based nonprofit that operates the National Farmworker Jobs Program under WIOA-167, providing the same classroom training, work experience, and job placement services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers as TOPS.
• California Human Development: California Human Development is a WIOA Section 167 NFJP grantee serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers in California with workforce training, career counseling, and job placement — the same core services TOPS delivers in Tennessee.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Easterseals is a national nonprofit network providing workforce development and employment services to underserved populations, including farmworkers and people with disabilities, with similar funding models to TOPS though much broader scope.
• Goodwill Industries International: Goodwill is a national nonprofit that provides workforce development, job training, and placement services through a federated local affiliate model — comparable in mission to TOPS, though operating at vastly greater scale and with retail-funded revenues.
• National Council on Aging (NCOA): NCOA is a large national nonprofit that operates and supports RSVP and other senior volunteer programs funded by AmeriCorps Seniors, making it a structural counterpart to TOPS's RSVP program — though it serves a far broader mandate.

Others

• Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Tennessee's state workforce agency administers WIOA Title I programs and American Job Centers in the same regions TOPS serves; it is the state-level complement/funding partner rather than a competitor, but provides the institutional context for TOPS's WIOA-167 work.

Regional players

• National Farm Worker Ministry: National Farm Worker Ministry is an advocacy and faith-based organization supporting migrant farmworkers nationwide; while primarily advocacy-focused rather than a direct WIOA operator, it operates in the same farmworker population TOPS serves and partners with NFJP grantees.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100069879220015
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennessee-opportunity-program

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