NIGP 950: Grants, Higher Education

NIGP 950 Grants, Higher Education is a Class code that groups procurement and contracting activity for grant administration, higher education partnerships, community development, and specialized support services to eligible populations—not traditional grants awarded to higher-education institutions but instead the administrative and service-delivery infrastructure that state and local agencies use to deploy federal and local funding streams. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying annual training curriculum services for probation staff, academic and emotional support services for at-risk K–12 students, CDBG and HOME program administration and HUD compliance support, substance-abuse recovery housing operations, and flexible financial assistance for residents at risk of homelessness. The issuing bodies are predominantly county probation departments, school districts, cities, and county social-services agencies; San Mateo County Probation Department, Stockton Unified School District, the City of Santa Monica, and Palm Beach County have posted solicitations within the past four months.

Recent activity is concentrated in California and Florida. San Mateo County posted RFP 2026RFP00415 on July 17, 2026, for annual training curriculum services covering probation staff across multiple locations, with proposals due August 18, 2026 and interviews tentatively scheduled for October 5–6, 2026; the contract term is three years beginning July 1, 2027, with one optional two-year extension. Stockton Unified School District issued RFP 26-27-02 on July 16, 2026, seeking academic, extracurricular, and emotional support services for students in need, with proposals due August 4, 2026 and encouragement of DBE and SLBE participation. The City of Santa Monica solicited CDBG and HOME program administration support (RFP 470) on February 27, 2026, for work performed remotely with occasional on-site presence, and Palm Beach County's Community Services Department posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Tiny Home Recovery Community-Based Housing Pilot using Opioid Settlement Funds on April 30, 2026, with proposals due May 27, 2026. Additionally, several state and local jurisdictions—Marion County, Florida; Williamson County, Texas; Indian River County, Florida; and Collin County, Texas—have hosted or scheduled reverse trade shows, vendor forums, and open-house events in early 2026 to facilitate vendor outreach and relationship-building ahead of formal procurement activity, though these events solicit no specific goods or services.