Catholic Charities Diocese Of Metuchen

Catholic Charities Diocese Of Metuchen, doing business as Catholic Charities, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, that serves as a prime recipient of federal grant funding for homeless housing assistance and supportive services, with subordinate grant sub-recipient work in nutrition and mental health programs. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it holds no federal contracts and does not serve as a prime contractor.

Catholic Charities' federal footprint centers on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which accounts for 48 of its 86 total awards and funds rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, transitional housing, supportive services only, and homelessness prevention activities. Recent CoC grants to Catholic Charities include a $103,961 award effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; a $302,825 award covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and a $219,654 award for May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. HUD funding ranges from $103,961 to $466,580 annually, reflecting consistent CoC Program participation over the past several years. Catholic Charities delivers housing and supportive services in the Perth Amboy, New Jersey area and surrounding communities, with eligible cost categories including CoC planning, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property, rental assistance, case management, and operating costs for housing and supportive services.

Catholic Charities also operates as a sub-recipient under federal grants administered through state and local agencies. The organization holds 38 sub-awards covering emergency shelter renovation in Edison and New Brunswick, New Jersey; assistance and stabilization services to homeless and at-risk individuals and families in Middlesex and Morris counties; and participation in the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service School Nutrition Program and CARES FOOD initiatives through the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (26 sub-awards). Sub-awards from the New Jersey Department of Human Services include Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG Covid) funding.

Customer concentration is extreme: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration account for 87% of all awards. Activity has been uneven — five awards in 2022, a spike to 27 in 2023, twelve in 2024, and eight through October 2025 — with only one award carrying an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, signaling minimal recompete exposure in that window. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $14.8 million.