NIGP 95010: Grants, Cities

NIGP 95010 Grants, Cities is an Item code that encompasses grant research, writing, administration, and consulting services that state and local governments procure to secure and manage federal, state, and local funding for infrastructure, community development, economic revitalization, and specialized programs. The work spans full-cycle grant development—identifying funding opportunities, drafting applications, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, and managing grant close-out documentation—as well as strategic grant consulting where advisors function as embedded extensions of municipal staff to monitor funding landscapes and proactively surface opportunities. Issuing bodies include city governments (Houston, St. Petersburg, Bartow, New Smyrna Beach, Altamonte Springs, Pembroke, Calhoun, Lyons), counties (Clay County, Ware County, Macon-Bibb County), and specialized authorities (New Smyrna Beach Utilities). Most recent solicitations target professional consultants with demonstrated experience in federal funding sources including the Federal Transit Administration, HUD (CDBG, HOME, Section 3), EDA, ARC, and the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, as well as state grant programs.

Recent opportunities cluster in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bartow, Florida RFQu (RFQU2630, due September 16, 2026) for as-needed grant consulting services emphasizing proactive opportunity identification; the City of Barnesville, Georgia RFQ (PE68550NONST2027000000012, due August 10, 2026) for CDBG grant writing and administration covering Environmental Review Records, Davis-Bacon compliance, and close-out documentation; and New Smyrna Beach Utilities SOQ RSQ0526 (due October 14, 2026) selecting no fewer than three firms for municipal utility grant research and proposal writing on a task-based, renewable one-year term. Several Georgia jurisdictions—Pembroke, Lyons, and Calhoun—have posted summer 2026 RFQs for grant management and engineering services tied to Hurricane Helene resilience infrastructure projects funded through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. Clay County, Florida issued a grant application opportunity (TOURISMAPP001) for nonprofits seeking $3,500 maximum awards for special-event marketing. Sole-source procurement activity also appears, with the City of Altamonte Springs, Florida seeking to award grant writing directly to STV Incorporated (SS26089DD, notice posted October 19, 2026) for FTA Low-No grant continuation. Most RFQs and RFPs emphasize W/MBE participation and Section 3 Business Concern eligibility where federal funding is involved.