United Neighborhood Centers Of Northeastern Pennsylvania

United Neighborhood Centers Of Northeastern Pennsylvania, doing business as UNC Of Nepa, is a tax-exempt nonprofit parent organization based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient to deliver homelessness services, child nutrition programs, and community development initiatives across the Scranton region and Northeastern Pennsylvania. The organization operates predominantly in the grant space — 101 of its 189 total awards (53%) are prime grants, with the remainder distributed across grant sub-awards (47%) — and does not hold federal contracts or IDVs.

UNC Of Nepa's primary capability is administering the Continuum of Care (COC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems. The organization also receives reimbursement sub-awards from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for child and adult care food program (CACFP) meal provision and summer feeding entitlements, and serves as a sub-recipient on refugee resettlement and reception and placement programs through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Recent prime grants include $477,942 from HUD under COC (awarded July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027), $305,739 from HUD under COC (awarded December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026), and $1,031,048 from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program for child development initiatives (CFDA 23.002, awarded July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028).

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the award portfolio with 88 awards, while the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 57 awards, together representing 96% of recent activity. The Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner round out the active set. UNC Of Nepa's customer concentration reflects its core mission: HUD COC grants fund homelessness response, USDA awards reimburse child nutrition services, and State Department sub-awards support refugee services and integration.

Activity has grown substantially — from six awards in 2022 to 38 awards each in 2024 and 2025, with 20 awards recorded through August 2026. Four awards carrying combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure. The organization holds a named subsidiary, United Neighborhood Housing Corp (nonprofit), which likely anchors housing development and property acquisition work under the COC program.

UNC Of Nepa's sub-award footprint is extensive and diversified. It receives monthly or bimonthly CACFP reimbursements from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (and acts as a CACFP sponsor delivering meals in approved care facilities); receives monthly refugee resettlement sub-awards from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops under Reception and Placement and FY21 Resettlement and Placement programs; and receives housing counselor funding from unnamed prime grantees to serve coordinated assessment and homeless intake populations. Combined obligations across all awards stand at $23.4 million over the source timeframe.