Covenant House New Jersey, Inc.

Covenant House New Jersey, Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Newark, New Jersey that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to deliver transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and comprehensive supportive services to homeless, runaway, and trafficked youth. The organization does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space, with 95% of recent awards as a prime recipient and 5% as a sub-recipient under state passthrough grants.

Covenant House New Jersey's federal customer base concentrates almost entirely with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which accounts for 104 of 123 total awards. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds the bulk of the organization's portfolio through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which supports transitional living programs, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing for vulnerable youth populations. Recent CoC awards include a $332,514 Project Grant covering January 1 through December 31, 2026; a $225,603 Project Grant from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027; and a $332,124 Project Grant for the same calendar-year period in 2026. The organization also holds federal grants from the Department of Justice's Victims of Crime office and the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The DOJ Victims of Crime Program funds Covenant House New Jersey's Human Trafficking Victims Services (HTVS), which provides outreach, Spanish-language behavioral health care, legal support, and trauma-informed services to trafficking survivors of all ages across all 21 New Jersey counties; this award runs from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. The HHS Administration for Children and Families supports two named transitional living initiatives: the Atlantic City Rights of Passage Transitional Living Program serving youth ages 16 to under 22, which runs through September 29, 2029, and Raphael's Life House, a maternal group home for pregnant and parenting youth ages 16 to under 22, also through September 29, 2029. These programs provide shelter, case management, counseling, life skills training, educational and job attainment support, and pathways to self-sufficiency.

Combined obligations across all awards total $26.2 million. Award activity has remained steady at 9 to 16 awards annually over the past five years, with 2024 showing the highest volume at 16 awards. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating a recompete window. Covenant House New Jersey also serves as a sub-recipient of pass-through grants from the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety under the Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Grant Program, receiving sub-awards for facility renovations, equipment purchases, and vehicle acquisition at its emergency shelter in Newark and transitional housing facility in Atlantic City. The Service Contract Inventory captures minimal activity: one SCI record in FY2024 as a named subcontractor, reflecting that Covenant House New Jersey's federal footprint is grant-driven rather than service-contract-driven.