Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities Cortland County, a nonprofit tax-exempt organization based in Cortland, New York, operates as a federal grant recipient providing homeless services and housing assistance under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded work as a prime recipient and subordinate sub-recipient across multiple HUD and other federal health and nutrition programs.

The organization's core federal capability centers on establishing and operating comprehensive homeless support services. Catholic Charities Cortland County delivers case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, job training, and mental health and substance abuse treatment through HUD-funded projects spanning permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations. The most recent award, dated July 1, 2026, carries $182,863 in funding from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care Program, with performance running through June 30, 2027 in Cortland.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HUD. Ten of fifteen total awards (100% coverage of the award portfolio) stem from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, with the remainder distributed across the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention. Catholic Charities Cortland County acts as prime recipient on 80% of awards and as sub-recipient on the remaining 20%, including subordinate grants from the New York State Education Department (CNP Block Consolidated awards in 2024 and 2023) and the New York State Office of Addiction Services & Supports (Transitional Safety Units sub-award in 2022).

Activity has remained flat over the past five years, with one to two awards annually from 2022 through 2026. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $2.6 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating limited recompete exposure in the near term. The organization's federal engagement is localized to Cortland County and New York State, with no multistate or regional service delivery footprint evident in recent grant awards.