Legacy III Inc.

Legacy III Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization based in Akron, Ohio, is a federal grant recipient providing transitional housing and comprehensive supportive services to homeless individuals through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267).

Legacy III Inc. operates exclusively as a grant recipient under HUD's CoC Program, with 94% of its federal footprint (59 of 63 awards) as a prime recipient and the remaining 6% as a sub-recipient of Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) administered by the City of Akron. The organization's single customer agency is HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which accounts for the full 94% of recent awards. The organization has received nine CoC Program grants since 2021, with awards ranging from $139,580 to $335,233 in annual funding, plus sub-awards for rapid rehousing and transitional shelter operations. Recent prime CoC grants include $335,233 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026), $177,248 (August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026), and $149,434 (January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026). Sub-recipient work through the City of Akron includes ESG-funded transitional shelter operations and rapid rehousing program administration, with a sub-award dated October 24, 2025 supporting the Pathways to Freedom Program for up to ten homeless single women at a time, providing six-month stays with case management, relapse prevention, life skills training, and job search assistance.

The organization's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized: transitional housing operations, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and intensive supportive services targeting single women experiencing homelessness complicated by substance abuse and mental health challenges. Services include 24/7 on-site staff, assessment and referral, room and board, relapse prevention counseling, life skills training, job search assistance, intensive case management, and housing stabilization support. The organization also participates in the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) and coordinates with the local Continuum of Care for screening, assessment, and referral of program participants.

Award activity has remained modest and stable, with three to five awards per year over the past five years and $9 million in combined dollars obligated across all 63 awards since 2003. Three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete. Legacy III Inc. has no federal contract prime or sub-awards and no positions on federal contract vehicles such as GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs; the organization's federal footprint is exclusively grant-funded and HUD-specific.