Better Community Neighborhoods Inc.
Schenectady, NY Doing business as BNI
- UEI
- D2MPGH4YMU13
- CAGE
- 8A5X4
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 816 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, USA
- Website
- bcnihousing.org
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | M25-SG360100 | $760,000 | |
| Not on record | M25-SG360100 | $750,000 | |
| Not on record | M23-SG360100 | $362,500 | |
| Not on record | M24-SG360100 | $600,000 | |
| Not on record | M22-SG360100 | $920,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Better Community Neighborhoods Inc., doing business as BNI, is a New York-based nonprofit community development corporation that serves as a prime recipient of federal housing and community development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with secondary activity as a sub-recipient on HUD housing counseling and rehabilitation programs.
BNI is headquartered in Schenectady, New York, and operates as a tax-exempt corporate entity classified as a community development corporation. The vendor's federal footprint consists entirely of grant work rather than contracts; it does not hold seats on IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs. Of 19 total awards in the source data spanning 2006 to present, 10 are prime grants (53%) and 9 are sub-grant awards (47%). The combined obligated value across all awards totals $5.4 million, with activity concentrated in two distinct HUD operating divisions: the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner (11 awards, 63% of award count) and the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (1 award). The vendor's customer concentration reflects this split — HUD dominates the entire recent footprint, with no other federal agencies appearing in the award history.
On the prime side, BNI received an Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on August 13, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2032. The grant's scope was not finalized at award; HUD stated that full project details would emerge once BNI submitted its required project narrative and congressional alignment documentation.
BNI's sub-recipient activity centers on housing rehabilitation and homeowner assistance programs. Six housing rehabilitation or homeowner rehabilitation sub-awards were issued between February 2024 and April 2026, with one sub-award dated March 4, 2025, later amended on March 4, 2026, and a second amendment signed April 10, 2026 that increased the award value. Additionally, BNI received two housing counseling sub-awards from New York Mortgage Coalition, Inc., dated January 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022, for HUD Comprehensive Housing Counseling grants covering post-purchase counseling, foreclosure prevention, rental counseling, and homelessness services. Award velocity over the past five years has remained modest and episodic — one award in 2017, two in 2022, three in both 2024 and 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting the grant-program-driven and congressional-appropriations-dependent nature of BNI's federal engagement.
Quick answers
Is Better Community Neighborhoods Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Better Community Neighborhoods Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 1, 2027.
What is Better Community Neighborhoods Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Better Community Neighborhoods Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized… (B24CPNY1689), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on August 13, 2024.
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