Respond Now
Chicago Heights, IL
- UEI
- LE8JNN3M3CL9
- CAGE
- 7RXU0
- Primary NAICS
- 624210 Community Food Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1439 Emerald Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411, USA
- Website
- respondnow.org
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance To End Homelessness | IL0629L5T112409 | $75,000 | |
| Not on record | E-25-UC-17-0001 | $64,727 | |
| Not on record | B-25-UC-17-0001 | $60,000 | |
| Housing Action Illinois | HC240011022 | $24,956 | |
| Alliance To End Homelessness | IL0629L5T112308 | $70,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Respond Now, a Chicago Heights, Illinois–based tax-exempt nonprofit organization, is a prime recipient of federal grant funding for homeless services and housing assistance, delivering these services directly and as a sub-recipient through partnerships with larger regional nonprofits. The organization operates exclusively under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) and related HUD grant vehicles, with recent grant awards spanning permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention activities serving the Ford Heights, Illinois area.
Respond Now's federal footprint centers entirely on HUD. The top customer accounts for 78% of awards — the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development issued 21 of 32 total awards in the source data, with subordinate HUD programs (the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner) and a single minor engagement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rounding out the customer base. Recent prime recipient awards under the Continuum of Care Program include a $441,856 grant (Dec 1, 2025–Nov 30, 2026), a $251,002 grant (Apr 1, 2026–Mar 31, 2027), a $128,526 grant (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026), a $419,001 grant (Dec 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2025), and a $108,809 grant (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2025). Respond Now also received an Economic Development Initiative community project funding grant from HUD (Aug 13, 2024) with performance extending through Aug 31, 2032. The organization acts as prime recipient on 56% of awards and as sub-recipient on 44%, including sub-awards issued under Alliance To End Homelessness ($128,526 awarded Nov 1, 2025, and earlier rounds supporting coordinated entry systems and street outreach targeting chronic, veteran, and unaccompanied youth populations), Housing Action Illinois (comprehensive housing counseling sub-awards dated Jan 24, 2025, and Jun 14, 2024), and Cook County Health Bureau (outreach and resource coordination for south-suburb priority populations, dated Nov 19, 2021).
Activity has accelerated from three awards annually in 2022–2023 to eleven in 2024, then moderated to seven in 2025 and two in 2026 (through the source snapshot date of mid-October). Three awards face completion within the next twenty-four months. Respond Now's service partnerships include Housing Action Illinois, Alliance To End Homelessness, and Cook County, and the organization delivers coordinated entry systems, street outreach, housing assessments, and specialized outreach targeting veterans and unaccompanied youth across the Chicago suburban region.
Quick answers
Is Respond Now registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Respond Now's SAM.gov registration is active through November 24, 2026.
What is Respond Now's most recent federal award?
Respond Now's most recent federal grant award is The continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending… (IL0545L5T112511), from Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, on April 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Respond Now's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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