Delaware State Director

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Delaware State Director is a civilian sub-agency that administers federal loan guarantees, direct loans, and grant programs supporting rural residential housing development and preservation in Delaware. The office serves as the state-level operational unit for USDA's Rural Housing Service, the federal entity that finances housing for low- and moderate-income rural residents through direct lending, loan guarantees, and grants to homeowners and multifamily developers.

The Delaware State Director's contract activity is minimal and inactive. Since 2016, the office has issued 402 federal contract awards totaling $165 thousand in combined potential value, with all dollars obligated. Activity peaked in 2017 and 2018 (104 and 126 awards respectively) but has declined sharply thereafter: 73 awards in 2019, 1 award in 2022, and no recorded awards since January 2022. The four-year gap between the most recent award and today indicates the office is not currently transacting through the federal contracting mechanism on a meaningful basis.

Among the 10 distinct prime contractors awarded over the portfolio history, Judith Meyer holds the only recorded award in the last five years — a single contract valued at $8 thousand. This level of concentration reflects the minimal recent contracting activity rather than meaningful competitive dynamics. The set-aside mix across the portfolio is dominated by non-set-aside awards (347 awards, 86%), with a small share of small-business set-asides accounting for the remainder (55 awards, 14%).

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the office, and no grant opportunities are present in the source data. The office's primary federal transacting vehicle is loan guarantees and direct lending under the Rural Housing Service mission rather than traditional federal contracting. Firms pursuing work at this office should expect contract activity to remain inactive unless the state office's operational structure or mission changes materially from its current status.