NIGP 95011: Grants, Cities, IDC

NIGP 95011 Grants, Cities, Idc Item code covers grant writing, grant administration, and related compliance services that state and local governments procure to manage federal and state funding awards. Recent opportunities show municipalities and utility authorities soliciting professional grant writers, grant administrators, and training providers to support application preparation, environmental review, financial draw administration, relocation compliance, labor requirement management, and close-out documentation for programs including CDBG, HOME, EDA, and ARC-funded initiatives. Issuing bodies include city governments (Houston, Barnesville, Pembroke), utility authorities (New Smyrna Beach Utilities), and special-purpose districts, often seeking firms or consultants on a continuing or as-needed basis with multi-year renewal options. Work is typically solicited through RFQ, RFP, or informal notice formats requiring Statements of Qualifications that emphasize federal grant writing experience, references from similar municipal or utility projects, and demonstration of compliance knowledge for federal programs like HUD and EDA.

Recent opportunities span Georgia and Florida with notable activity in municipally funded water and wastewater resilience projects and community development initiatives. The City of Barnesville, Georgia posted a CDBG grant writing RFQ with an August 10, 2026 deadline emphasizing Section 3 Business Concern preferences and requiring experience with HUD, EDA, and ARC programs. New Smyrna Beach Utilities solicited professional grant-writing consultants via RFQ RSQ0526 (due October 14, 2026) for continuing as-needed services supporting Electric, Water, and Wastewater projects, with three to five firms to be selected and evaluated on relevant experience, utility-sector knowledge, staffing, and references. The City of Pembroke, Georgia requested qualifications for both engineering and grant management services (RFQ due July 30, 2026) for a $3.779 million water tank resiliency project funded through Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Hurricane Helene Resilience Funding, with grant administration consultants required to demonstrate state and federal grant regulation compliance. The City of Houston posted a training solicitation (INF20260371, due September 24, 2026) for grant management and budget administration instruction, though full scope details remain inaccessible through available source materials.