Cornerstone Services Inc.

Cornerstone Services Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Joliet, Illinois, acts as a federal grant recipient delivering housing assistance and supportive services for homeless and housing-insecure populations, as well as community mental health and substance abuse treatment services. The organization operates as a prime recipient on HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grants and as a sub-recipient under Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services flowing from the Illinois Department of Human Services. Cornerstone's federal engagement centers entirely on grant work rather than federal contracts; the organization does not hold federal contract vehicles or seat positions on procurement IDIQs or GWACs.

Cornerstone's capability portfolio centers on permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations. Recent prime grant work includes a $2.19 million CoC Program award from HUD (CFDA 14.267) dated March 1, 2026, supporting comprehensive housing and supportive services delivery in the Shorewood and Joliet, Illinois area through February 28, 2027; an $887,238 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant (CFDA 14.241) dated March 13, 2026, running through March 12, 2029, funding permanent supportive housing and rental assistance for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families; and a $434,818 CoC Program award dated July 1, 2026, extending through June 30, 2027. Cornerstone also received a $821,842 CoC Program grant awarded October 1, 2023, running through September 30, 2026. As a sub-recipient, Cornerstone receives Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services from the Illinois Department of Human Services, with multiple sub-award transactions dated through March 2026, and received paratransit minivans through a federal transportation equipment sub-award in March 2025. Cornerstone additionally received congressionally directed spending construction funds in August 2022 for a wellness center renovation project at its Joyce Road facility.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the customer base, funding 83 of 115 total awards in the source data and driving the majority of obligated dollars across the $59.1 million combined footprint. The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, represents the second-largest customer with 24 awards, followed by Health Resources and Services Administration with 1 award. This concentration reflects Cornerstone's operational mission: the organization has delivered professional services for individuals with developmental disabilities, mental health diagnoses, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders for over 53 years. Award activity has grown year over year, increasing from 4 awards in 2022 to 19 in 2024, with 6 awards placed in 2026 to date. Only 3 awards in the next twenty-four months face ultimate completion and therefore potential recompete.