Urban Alchemy
San Francisco, CA
- UEI
- ENRECZD3KMX7
- CAGE
- 8MNR7
- Primary NAICS
- 624221 Temporary Shelters
- 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
- 981 Howard St #2b, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
- Website
- urban-alchemy.us
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban alchemy (UA) proposes a community-based public safety project in central east austin (CEA), texas. The initiative… | Bureau of Justice Assistance (OJP) | $2,000,000 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | ERAE0172 | $996,281 | |
| LOS Angeles City Hall | 15PBJA22GG00060BRND | $1,425 |
About the company
Urban Alchemy, a Black-led national non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering community-based public safety and homelessness-intervention services. The vendor acts as a prime recipient on one cooperative agreement and as a sub-recipient on two additional federal grant awards, positioning it in the federal ecosystem as a grassroots implementer rather than a traditional contractor. Urban Alchemy's federal footprint is concentrated in the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, which has funded two of the three awards in the recent source data.
Urban Alchemy's core capability is deploying trauma-informed community ambassadors and unarmed crisis-response teams to reduce crime, prevent homelessness-to-incarceration pipelines, and increase community trust in public safety institutions. Over 95% of Urban Alchemy's practitioners carry lived experience with incarceration or homelessness; 92% of the organization's staff are BIPOC. As a prime recipient, Urban Alchemy holds a $2 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 16.738, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded October 1, 2023, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The project operates in Central East Austin, Texas (zip codes 78702, 78721, 78723) and partners with Huston-Tillotson University, a Historically Black University, and two Black-led community sub-recipients, Hungry Hill Foundation and We Can Now, to reduce crime and devise a replicable community safety intervention model. As a sub-recipient, Urban Alchemy operates the CIRCLE diversion program for the City of Los Angeles under a January 1, 2024 award, deploying crisis teams in West Los Angeles including Venice and Del Rey to address non-urgent police calls related to persons experiencing homelessness. Urban Alchemy also received a housing stability services sub-award dated February 7, 2025. Total combined federal dollars obligated across prime and sub awards is $3 million, with one distinct customer agency (Department of Justice) represented across the portfolio. Activity is minimal and flat (one award per year for 2023–2025), indicating an early-stage federal grant footprint with no federal contracting engine underlying the work.
Quick answers
Is Urban Alchemy registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Urban Alchemy's SAM.gov registration is active through June 5, 2027.
What is Urban Alchemy's most recent federal award?
Urban Alchemy's most recent federal grant award is Urban alchemy (UA) proposes a community-based public safety project in central east austin (CEA), texas. The initiative… (15PBJA23GK05401JAGP), from Bureau of Justice Assistance (OJP), on October 1, 2023.
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