Acenda Inc.

Acenda Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Glassboro, New Jersey, receives federal funding as a prime grant recipient under HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) and related programs from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice, with additional support flowing through state pass-through grants managed by the New Jersey Departments of Health and Human Services. The organization operates as both a direct federal grantee (57% of awards) and as a subrecipient under state-administered federal grant programs (43% of awards).

Acenda's federal portfolio centers on homelessness intervention, behavioral health integration, and community violence prevention. The largest share of funding — 20 awards totaling dollars obligated primarily through HUD's Continuum of Care Program — supports permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and Homeless Management Information Systems across Gloucester County and neighboring New Jersey counties. Representative HUD awards include a $249,853 Continuum of Care grant issued June 1, 2026, and a $193,662 grant of the same program issued the same date, both running through May 31, 2027. Beyond homelessness, Acenda received a $1.5 million Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative grant from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025) to convene a multi-county gun violence intervention coalition serving six southern New Jersey cities. The organization also operates an Integrated Behavioral Health system through SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services grant funding for a Comprehensive Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) expansion in Gloucester County, awarded September 30, 2023 and running through September 29, 2027, which proposes to serve 2,600 individuals through expanded mental health and substance use disorder counseling, peer support, and care coordination.

Customer concentration is dominated by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (20 awards) and SAMHSA within the Department of Health and Human Services (9 awards), together representing the majority of Acenda's 46 total awards across nine distinct federal agencies. Acenda also receives sub-award funding through the New Jersey Departments of Health and Human Services, as pass-through entities managing federal grants including Community Health Worker training programs, Mental Health Block Grants, and COVID-19 recovery initiatives. The organization serves as a subrecipient on 20 awards, primarily from state health and human services departments that administer federal dollars.

Award activity has fluctuated between four and ten per year over the past five years, with nine awards in 2025 and two to date in 2026. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. Acenda's federal footprint reflects a regional nonprofit focused on housing, behavioral health, and community safety in southern New Jersey, operating within federal grant structures rather than federal contracts.