Project Renewal, Inc.

Project Renewal, Inc., a New York City-based tax-exempt nonprofit and federally qualified health center, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to deliver housing and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations. The organization does not hold federal contracts or compete on contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant work from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Project Renewal operates an integrated service delivery model anchored in permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, healthcare services, and homelessness prevention across New York City. The organization runs five shelter-based primary care clinics and three mobile medical vans designated as federally qualified health centers, serving individuals with complex needs including homelessness, HIV/AIDS, substance use disorder, and mental illness. The organization's healthcare portfolio includes opioid use disorder treatment, behavioral health integration, occupational therapy (notably the only occupational therapy program in New York City specifically designed for people who use drugs), and nurse care management for at-risk populations. Project Renewal also operates Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) infrastructure and serves as a sub-recipient under grants managed by the City of New York Housing Preservation & Development, the Fund for Public Health in New York, and the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services.

Customer concentration is extreme and singular. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 116 of 144 total awards (80% of the portfolio) under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). HHS sub-agencies — the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — account for the remaining 23 awards. Recent Continuum of Care awards include $2.674 million (July 2026) and $738,082 (July 2026) for establishment and operation of housing and supportive services projects; $879,950 (October 2025) and $590,959 (October 2025) for permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing; and $2.261 million (July 2024) for comprehensive housing and supportive services delivery. HHS grant work includes Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development awards ($117,968 in September 2025 for emergency preparedness planning; prior awards for HIV behavioral health integration) and Health Resources and Services Administration infrastructure grants supporting virtual care optimization, COVID-19 vaccination expansion, and Bridge Access Program activities.

Activity has remained steady across the past five years (six to nine awards per year), with the most recent awards dated July 2026. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The organization acts as prime recipient on 90% of its awards; ten grant sub-awards route through the City of New York Housing Preservation & Development (primarily permanent supportive housing infrastructure), the Fund for Public Health in New York, and the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services. Combined obligated dollars across all 144 awards total $224.8 million, accumulated over more than two decades of continuous HUD and HHS grant funding since 2000.