Goodwill Industries Of Southern New England, Inc.

Goodwill Industries Of Southern New England, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in North Haven, Connecticut, is a federal grant recipient providing workforce development and reentry services to justice-involved populations under Department of Labor funding, with three-quarters of its recent federal footprint consisting of grant sub-awards rather than prime grant awards.

The organization received a $372 thousand Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) awarded June 1, 2023, with ultimate completion scheduled for May 31, 2026. The grant funds Goodwill's Reentry Initiative (GRI), a three-year program delivering pre-employment skills training through the Good Path curriculum, case management with career counseling and basic-needs assessment, and job development and placement services to 275 justice-involved individuals at the Goodwill Power of Work Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The program targets a 90% completion rate for Good Path training, an 85% employment rate in the second quarter following program exit, and a 70% employment rate in the fourth quarter following program exit, with the stated objectives of improving reentry outcomes, reducing recidivism, and enhancing program sustainability through successful employment activities.

The vendor's federal footprint remains narrow. Across four awards documented since 2017, Goodwill has obligated $544 thousand total, serving a single customer agency (the Department of Labor). Activity is sparse and episodic — one award per year in 2017, 2023, 2024, and 2026 — with the vendor's posture weighted toward grant sub-awards (75% of recent awards) rather than prime grant work. The most recent award, a sub-grant dated July 31, 2026, involved replacement vehicle procurement; a prior sub-award from March 28, 2024 concerned Section 5310 transit vehicles for large urban areas, suggesting secondary roles in transportation and equipment sub-granting.