La Casa De Don Pedro Inc.

La Casa De Don Pedro Inc., a Newark, New Jersey–based non-profit community development corporation, acts primarily as a sub-recipient on federal grant awards (74% of recent awards) and as a prime recipient on targeted grant programs (26%) serving low-income families and underrepresented populations in the New Jersey region. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its footprint consists entirely of grants from civilian agencies focused on early childhood education, workforce development, citizenship services, and energy efficiency.

La Casa De Don Pedro's capability portfolio centers on early childhood education and family support services, citizenship and workforce training, and residential energy efficiency and weatherization. As a prime recipient, the organization received an $8.1 million Project Grant from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) awarded on July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2031, to deliver comprehensive early childhood education, family engagement, and social-emotional development programming for low-income children and families across multiple locations in New Jersey. The organization also acts as prime recipient on a Department of Energy energy efficiency and green job training grant awarded March 1, 2023 (completion February 28, 2026), supporting workforce development and career pathways in home performance, energy efficiency, and renewable energy sectors. As a prime recipient, La Casa De Don Pedro received a $450,000 Citizenship Education and Training grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services (CFDA 97.010) running from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025, to deliver citizenship instruction and naturalization application assistance alongside English language and civics education for immigrants and refugees.

Customer concentration reflects heavy reliance on two federal agencies. The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 16 awards across the footprint, while the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 15 awards, together representing 62% of all awards. The Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a second HHS Administration for Children and Families line account for 15 additional awards. Across 50 total awards with $151.2 million combined dollars obligated, La Casa De Don Pedro works with seven distinct federal agencies.

As a sub-recipient, La Casa De Don Pedro performs on pass-through grants from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and New Jersey Department of Agriculture, implementing weatherization and energy conservation measures, providing heating and cooling assistance to low-income Essex County households, and distributing emergency food assistance through the CARES Food program and Summer Food Program. The organization also acts as a sub-recipient on a $50,000 HUD Section 4 capacity-building grant (awarded February 18, 2025) to strengthen its housing development capacity through third-party consultant support in construction, development finance, design, and acquisitions. Activity increased substantially from 2022 (2 awards) through 2023 (18 awards), then moderated in 2024–2026, with five awards each in 2025 and 2026.