New Beginnings Inc.

New Beginnings Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization serving homeless and at-risk youth aged 16 to under 22 in Lewiston, Maine, receives federal grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services to operate emergency shelters, transitional housing, street outreach, and supportive services. The organization operates as both a prime grant recipient (73% of recent awards) and a sub-recipient (27%) on federal grants administered through state agencies, with no federal contracting activity.

New Beginnings' federal footprint concentrates on youth homelessness services. The top five customer agencies account for 86% of recent awards, anchored by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (17 awards) and three separate HHS Administration for Children and Families grant streams (13, 10, and 9 awards respectively), with the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education contributing two awards. The organization has received consecutive Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) project grants from HUD since at least 2022, most recently a $167,565 award issued June 1, 2026, running through May 31, 2027, which funds permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services components. In addition to recurring CoC funding, New Beginnings holds three distinct HHS Administration for Children and Families project grants awarded September 30, 2024, each running through 2027 or 2029: a Transitional Living Program grant providing up to eighteen months of shelter and comprehensive services to runaway and homeless youth; a Basic Center Program grant providing emergency shelter and counseling to youth under eighteen; and a Street Outreach Program grant serving street youth under twenty-two who face sexual exploitation, trafficking, or abuse risk, with crisis intervention, treatment, and basic needs support.

In its sub-recipient role, New Beginnings receives pass-through funding from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services under Youth Homelessness Statewide Continuum of Care (YHCOC) subawards to deliver outreach, drop-in center, transitional housing voucher, and shelter services in Maine regions two and three. Sub-recipient awards date to at least 2021, with the most recent sub-awards issued in August 2026. New Beginnings also places work under an Indefinite Delivery Contract (J200C597) carrying five task orders valued at $6.3 million in combined potential value. Activity has accelerated in recent years—two awards in both 2022 and 2023 grew to eight awards in 2024—though the portfolio carries only three awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across all awards reach $23.9 million against $12.9 million in combined potential value, indicating mature, multi-year funded positions typical of established nonprofit service delivery programs.