New Directions Center, Inc.

New Directions Center, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Staunton, Virginia, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on crisis intervention, domestic violence services, and victim support rather than as a federal contractor. The organization functions primarily as a sub-recipient (84% of recent awards) under state and federal domestic violence and victim-services grant programs, with limited direct prime grant relationships (16% of awards, primarily under the HUD Continuum of Care program).

New Directions Center delivers concrete victim-services capabilities including 24-hour crisis hotlines, emergency shelter, counseling, hospital and court accompaniment, and case management for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking. As a prime grant recipient, the organization holds a $232,847 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care program (CFDA 14.267), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, supporting crisis intervention and housing assistance for vulnerable populations including youth under age 25 and persons fleeing domestic violence. The organization has received prior Continuum of Care awards totaling approximately $199,360.

The organization's customer concentration runs through state pass-through entities and federal victim-services programs. The top four funding agencies account for 100% of recent awards: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (8 awards), the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (7 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (3 awards), and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (1 award). The vast majority of this volume flows through sub-recipient relationships with the Virginia Department of Social Services and the Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia, which distribute federal victim-services and domestic violence grant funds to New Directions as a service provider. Sub-awards from Virginia DCJS include allocations for Victim Services Support Program staffing (12 positions plus a 5-person hotline/shelter relief team), comprehensive direct services to approximately 300 individuals annually, and VOCA VSGP grant support for counseling and crisis intervention.

Activity has grown in recent years — two awards in 2021 to eight in 2025 — with only one award (the current HUD CoC prime grant) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The organization operates within a narrow federal funding footprint anchored to victim services, homelessness prevention, and domestic violence support rather than competing for contracts or sitting on federal procurement vehicles.