Manavi, Inc.

Manavi, Inc., a New Brunswick, New Jersey-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants supporting culturally specific victim services for South Asian communities experiencing gender-based violence, with no federal contract footprint. The organization holds no contracts on government-wide acquisition vehicles and does not function as a prime contractor; its federal engagement consists entirely of grant awards from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women and sub-awards routed through state agencies.

Manavi's grant portfolio centers on three concurrent direct federal awards from DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women. The organization received $500,000 under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants program (CFDA 16.736) effective October 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2028, to operate nine program-rented communal transitional housing residences serving 15 survivors and their families in an urban region of New Jersey, with services including assistance locating and securing permanent housing, employment support, and community integration for periods of 6 to 24 months. A second $382,500 award under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) funds intervention and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault within the South Asian community, running from October 2024 through September 2027, with services including advocacy, accompaniment, crisis intervention, and direct financial assistance tailored to linguistic and cultural needs. A third award of $400,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) began August 1, 2026, and runs through July 31, 2029, supporting maintenance and replication of community-based programs providing culturally specific services and development of innovative strategies to enhance access for victims facing obstacles to traditional programs, addressing safety, economic, housing, and workplace safety needs through emergency assistance, education, and prevention efforts.

Customer concentration is singular: the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women accounts for nine of sixteen awards across the prime and sub portfolio (94% coverage by award count), with additional sub-awards routed through the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety under the Victims of Crime Act Formula Grant Program and the Executive Office of the State of New Jersey for domestic violence services. Manavi operates as a subrecipient on four federal grant sub-awards, primarily receiving pass-through funding from New Jersey state agencies administering federal victim-assistance programs. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Manavi's service delivery is concentrated in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with emphasis on culturally and linguistically tailored victim advocacy, housing assistance, and prevention services for South Asian women and families experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.