City Of Bell Gardens

City of Bell Gardens, acting as the City of Bell Gardens Police Department, is a municipal government entity receiving federal grant funding for community policing, lead hazard remediation, and broadband outreach programs as a prime recipient (76% of recent awards) and sub-recipient on transportation and public safety grants. The entity operates as a U.S. local government city structure based in Bell Gardens, California.

The vendor's grant portfolio centers on three primary federal program areas. The most recent award is a $2.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), awarded March 15, 2026, with completion targeted for March 15, 2030. This grant funds comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification, risk assessment, interim controls, and abatement activities in pre-1960 privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing units across Bell Gardens, with emphasis on units where children under six face elevated lead exposure risk. The work includes training and certification of local individuals and firms in lead-safe work practices and development of community-based partnerships integrating lead hazard control with other local housing and health initiatives. The City also holds a Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS) Hiring Program grant from the Department of Justice awarded October 1, 2023, running through September 30, 2028, supporting hire and rehire of career law enforcement officers to expand community policing capacity and crime prevention. A third prime grant from the Federal Communications Commission, awarded September 21, 2023, funds the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program to increase awareness and participation in affordable broadband programs among eligible low-income households.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Justice. The top five funding agencies account for 94% of recent awards, with the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program holding six awards and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs holding five awards. The Department of Transportation (both Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) accounts for four awards, the Federal Communications Commission for one. As a sub-recipient, the City has received four sub-awards: an Eastern Avenue Rehabilitation Project sub-grant from the California Department of Transportation (July 18, 2024), a Bell Gardens Action Plan update sub-grant from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (March 11, 2024), and two Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) sub-grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (both October 1, 2022).

Activity has been sparse and episodic across the past five years — two awards in 2020, two in 2022, two in 2023, two in 2024, and one in 2026 — with total obligated dollars across all grants reaching $6.9 million. The City operates under its parent entity, City of Bell Gardens, as a municipal government receiving federal grant funding rather than holding federal contracts.