City Of Atlanta

The City of Atlanta Department of Grants Community Development Division is a U.S. municipal government entity that provides water, sewage, and utility services to federal facilities located within Atlanta, Georgia as a prime contractor, and serves as a grant recipient for Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, and environmental remediation programs. The division operates as part of Atlanta's city government and does not hold SBA certifications; it competes full-and-open across both contract and grant work.

The core contract footprint centers on utility provision to federal sites. The division delivers water and sewage services to the United States Penitentiary Atlanta under recurring purchase orders, accounting for 32 awards valued at $51.9 million in combined potential value — this single customer represents 68% of the division's contract dollar exposure. Additional utility contracts support the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 4 (13 awards, $8.7 million), the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office (4 awards, $2.1 million), the National Archives and Records Administration (3 awards, $704 thousand), and other federal facilities. These contracts are firm fixed-price purchase orders with no set-aside designations, typically structured as quarterly or monthly billing cycles for water and wastewater delivery. Representative examples include a $603,162.48 purchase order for Q3 FY2023 water and sewage services to the Bureau of Prisons (April–July 2023), a $668,483.76 Q2 FY2023 award (January–July 2023), and a $280,535.69 July 2022 water and sewer services order. Utility work dominates the category concentration: 64 awards fall under Water Supply and Irrigation Systems PSC, with an additional 9 awards under Sewage Treatment Facilities and 7 under Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction.

Grant revenue substantially exceeds contract value. The division holds 74 awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development covering formula and project grants in affordable housing, homelessness services, and community development. Recent HUD grants include a $15.4 million Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant (CFDA 14.241, February 2026–February 2029) for tenant-based and facility-based rental assistance and supportive services; a $2.031 million Home Investment Partnerships Program award (CFDA 14.239, February 2026–September 2034) for affordable housing rehabilitation and construction; a $598,623 Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231, February 2026–February 2028) for street outreach, emergency shelter, and rapid re-housing; and a $7.75 million Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant (CFDA 14.905, March 2026–March 2030) for lead-based paint abatement in pre-1960 rental and owner-occupied housing. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration have awarded 24 and 14 grants respectively, focused on pedestrian accessibility, multimodal trail construction, and complete streets. A $12.669 million Safe Streets and Roads for All grant (CFDA 20.939, March 2024–January 2029) funds Pryor Street and Central Avenue safety infrastructure; a $9.25 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507, March 2026–March 2033) supports a protected two-way multi-use trail along Lee Street connecting MARTA stations; and a $7.35 million pedestrian accessibility grant (CFDA 20.507, May 2026–March 2030) delivers rectangular rapid flashing beacons, signal upgrades, and ADA improvements across Atlanta. Environmental grants from the EPA Region 4 include a $3.9 million Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.818, October 2022–September 2027) for assessment and remediation of five brownfield sites, a $2 million Chattahoochee Brick Company cleanup agreement under CERCLA authority (July 2023–September 2027), and a $500,000 assessment agreement for Chattahoochee River, Proctor Creek, and Jonesboro Road brownfields (July 2025–June 2029). The Department of Energy awarded $1.7 million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40552, September 2024–August 2026). Additional grants support urban forestry ($5 million from USDA Forest Service, August 2024–August 2029), zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle replacement ($2.376 million from EPA Region 4 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program, January–December 2026), and pre-arrest diversion services ($2.988 million from DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2022–March 2024).

The division also manages substantial subrecipient pass-through activity. Federal grant sub-awards flow to the Georgia Department of Transportation for trail extensions and street improvements, the Technical College System of Georgia for employment and training services, and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for victim services programming — all administered as sub-awards under the division's prime grant awards from federal grantor agencies. Award activity has remained steady over recent years (18 awards in 2022, 21 in 2023, 23 in 2024), with a modest decline to 14 in 2025 and 12 in 2026. Seventeen awards (combined potential value $2.6 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure primarily in HUD housing and transportation infrastructure grant cycles. The division's $851.2 million in combined obligated dollars substantially exceeds the $76.6 million combined potential value across all 269 awards, reflecting multi-year grant funding with significant annual appropriations from HUD, DOT, and EPA under formula allocation mechanisms.