Township Of Bloomfield

Township Of Bloomfield Community Development Division, doing business as Dept Of Community Development, is a U.S. municipal local government entity headquartered in Bloomfield, New Jersey that acts as a prime recipient of federal community development and public health grants rather than as a federal contractor. The township does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and sub-awards under formula-based and project-specific federal grant programs administered by HUD, EPA, and CDC.

The township's grant portfolio centers on two primary capability areas: community development and public health infrastructure. On the community development side, the township receives annual formula grants under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement program from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, with awards dated June 2022, October 2021, June 2023, June 2024, and October 2024, each carrying multi-year completion windows extending through 2030 or beyond. The township also holds a cooperative agreement with EPA Region 2 (awarded November 2023, completion August 2026) for identification and replacement of lead service lines along Ferncliff Road, targeting approximately sixty buildings with non-lead service line substitution. On the public health side, the township receives sub-awards from the New Jersey Department of Health under CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) programs focused on workforce development, foundational capabilities, and data modernization, with the most recent sub-award dated August 2025 for public health infrastructure strengthening.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the township's award count at 19 awards (96% coverage of recent activity), with EPA Region 2 and CDC contributing two awards each. The township's customer concentration is narrow and stable — formula-grant driven rather than competitive — reflecting its status as an entitlement municipality under federal community development statutes. Recent activity has grown modestly from one award in 2021 to four in 2024, with two awards posted in 2025. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting potential recompete opportunity or continuance negotiation for those formula-grant relationships. The township acts as prime recipient on 78% of awards (21 of 27) and as sub-recipient on 22% (six of 27), primarily under pass-through arrangements from New Jersey state departments of health, environmental protection, and related agencies. The township has obligated $24.7 million across all awards in the source window, with no contracting vehicle or sub-award involvement with federal contractors.