Families Forward, Inc.
Irvine, CA
- UEI
- HCFSEB6L6YA6
- CAGE
- 53Z77
- 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
- 8 Thomas, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
- Website
- families-forward.org
- Founded
- 1984
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
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 | E-25-MC-06-0557 | $102,517 | |
| Not on record | B-25-MC-06-0557 | $38,157 | |
| Not on record | M24-MC060514 | $200,000 | |
| Not on record | B-23-MC-06-0585 | $66,800 | |
| Not on record | E-23-MC-06-0557 | $50,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Families Forward, Inc., operating as Families Forward, is a nonprofit organization based in Irvine, California that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to operate housing and supportive services programs for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, principally under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267).
Families Forward holds a tax-exempt corporate structure and operates exclusively within the homelessness services and housing assistance space. The organization's federal award footprint spans three decades of activity, with 21 prime grants and 9 sub-grants across 30 total awards obligating $9 million combined. The vendor serves a single federal customer: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which accounts for all 21 prime awards in the source data (100% customer concentration by award count). Award volume has been modest and episodic — two awards in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — reflecting annual or multi-year grant cycles rather than contract procurement patterns.
Recent prime grant work includes a $752,155 Continuum of Care Program award from HUD dated July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2027, supporting permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homelessness prevention activities in Orange County, California. Prior COC awards follow the same annual cycle: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; and July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. In its sub-recipient role, Families Forward administers tenant-based rental assistance programs serving approximately 15 households annually with short and medium-term rental assistance and housing stabilization services. Sub-recipients on the organization's awards include the City of Huntington Beach and City of Irvine. Sub-grants also cover Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing programs, including property acquisition for permanent affordable housing and COVID-19 pandemic relief case management and rental assistance. Place of performance is consistently Irvine, California, with service delivery across Orange County.
Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Families Forward operates without federal contract vehicles (GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs) and does not hold prime contract positions — the organization's footprint is entirely grant-based, aligning with its nonprofit mission and HUD's social-services grant architecture.
Quick answers
Is Families Forward, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Families Forward, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through February 26, 2027.
What is Families Forward, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Families Forward, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is The continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending… (CA2290L9D022502), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on July 1, 2026.
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