Restart Inc.

Restart Inc., doing business as Restart Youth Program, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, that has been registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since May 1, 2007. The organization specializes in providing comprehensive social services and housing assistance to vulnerable populations, including runaway and homeless youth, homeless individuals and families, very low-income veteran families, and individuals and families experiencing housing instability. Through federal grant awards, Restart Inc. delivers emergency shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing, case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, legal assistance, and various supportive services designed to promote housing stability and self-sufficiency among its beneficiaries.

Restart Inc. has demonstrated consistent success in securing federal grant funding from multiple federal agencies to support its service delivery mission. The organization has received substantial funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), with multiple project grants awarded between 2021 and 2025 ranging from approximately $346,000 to $562,000 annually to provide permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, case management, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment to homeless individuals and families. The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Restart Inc. significant funding under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033), including a $1.24 million grant beginning in August 2023 and additional grants totaling over $660,000, to deliver outreach, case management, benefits assistance, and temporary financial assistance to very low-income veteran families. The organization has also received funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP, award date July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025) and the Veterans Legal Services Grants program (CFDA 64.056) to provide employment services and legal representation to homeless and at-risk veterans. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, awarded Restart Inc. a $350,000 Basic Center Program grant (CFDA 93.623) beginning September 2025 to provide emergency shelter, counseling, food, clothing, and health care referrals for runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old, as well as prior grants for Youth Emergency Shelter operations, Transitional Living Program services, and a Maternity Group Home Program. Additionally, Restart Inc. has served as a sub-recipient on several federal grants, including sub-awards from the City of Kansas City related to housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS, emergency shelter operations and hotel vouchers, and planning and design activities, as well as a sub-award from the City of Independence for case management and housing services for physically disabled individuals. This diverse funding portfolio demonstrates Restart Inc.'s substantial expertise and organizational capacity in addressing homelessness and housing instability across multiple vulnerable populations.