UNSPSC 84101501: Financial assistance

UNSPSC 84101501 Financial assistance (Commodity) encompasses post-award grant administration, financial advisory, and assistance services that state and local governments procure to manage and optimize the deployment of public funds, bond issuances, and grant portfolios. Recent state and local opportunities show active buying across grants administration support, municipal financial advisory, bond structuring and issuance services, debt management, alternative financing mechanisms (public-private partnerships, commercial paper programs), loan servicing, and specialized financial consulting for education, housing, and transit initiatives. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state finance authorities and departments, county and city finance offices, transit authorities, school districts, community development authorities, and special-purpose districts. The Orange County Transportation Authority, Illinois Housing Development Authority, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Galveston County, City of Phoenix, DeKalb County School District, Douglas County (Georgia), Teacher Retirement System of Texas, City of Dallas, and Brazosport College appear as repeat or recent buyers, reflecting consistent demand across transportation, housing, education, and general municipal finance functions.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas (Dallas, San Antonio, Galveston, Wharton, Edinburg, Lake Jackson, Houston area), California (Orange County, Sacramento County), Georgia (DeKalb County, Douglas County, Stone Mountain), Illinois (state-level), and Washington State, with additional solicitations from Florida (Oviedo, Okaloosa, Pinellas, Seminole), Michigan (Detroit), and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP for Grants Administration Consultant Support ($250,000, two-year term, March 5, 2026 response deadline) supporting approximately $1 billion in grant funds; Washington State Housing Finance Commission's RFP for Affordable Homeownership Revolving Construction Catalyst Fund Administrator ($10 million program, November 2, 2026 deadline) managing construction lending for nonprofit affordable housing developers; City of Phoenix's RFQ for Financial Advisory Services (five-year qualified vendor list, May 8, 2026 deadline) supporting long-term financial planning and municipal advisory; and City of Dallas's RFP for Commercial Paper Liquidity Providers (May 22, 2026 deadline) financing three capital programs up to $775 million combined authorization. Activity shows steady procurement volume with response windows typically 30–90 days and contract values ranging from $25,000 to $10 million depending on scope and issuing body.