MA. City Of Brockton

MA. City Of Brockton, doing business as Brockton Treasurer's Office, is a municipal government entity based in Brockton, Massachusetts that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across community development, affordable housing, public health, education, transportation, environmental remediation, and emergency response programs. The city does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant recipient (42% of awards as prime recipient) and subrecipient (58% of awards routed through state intermediaries).

Brockton's federal grant footprint spans 156 awards with $1.7 million in combined potential value, though obligated dollars ($121.8 million) far exceed potential value, indicating mature, ongoing entitlement and formula grants that fund recurring local services rather than new procurements. The city's award activity spiked in 2024 with 73 awards, predominantly routed through Massachusetts state agencies including the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Department of Public Health, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Brockton acts as subrecipient on nearly all education and public health work, receiving pass-through allocations from state grantees under federal programs including Title I education improvement (CFDA unspecified), National School Lunch and Child Nutrition programs, Special Education (IDEA), English Language Learner support, community learning centers, career and technical education, adult literacy, and substance use disorder services. The city also serves as prime recipient on formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing and Community Development Block Grants (CFDA unspecified) for community development activities, with awards dated across 2021–2026 and completion dates extending through 2034.

Brockton's top funding agencies by award count are the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (45 awards, all subrecipient allocations routed through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (40 awards as prime recipient), the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (19 awards as subrecipient), the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (10 awards as subrecipient), and the Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education (6 awards as subrecipient). These five agencies account for 77% of recent awards. Project grants and cooperative agreements represent concrete capability work: a $2 million EPA Congressionally Mandated Projects cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.202) for biosolids sludge dryer design completed in 2026; a $1.496 million Department of Transportation SMART grant (CFDA 20.941) for downtown traffic management system installation and air quality monitoring on the Warren Avenue corridor, completed in 2025; a $9.55 million FEMA Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant for fire department staffing and emergency response enhancements through 2026; and a $300,000 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) for contaminated site cleanup at the former Corcoran Supply Company property, completed in 2024. The city also received HUD formula allocations of $635,139.82 (April 2026, completion September 2034) and a December 2024 formula grant for affordable housing activities through the participating jurisdiction mechanism, with Brockton undertaking projects directly or providing funds to developers and nonprofit partners for rental housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and tenant-based rental assistance to low-income households.

Four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete or renewal in that window. The city's subrecipient role across education and nutrition programs flows through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which channels federal child nutrition funding and Title I, Title II, Title III, and special education allocations to Brockton schools. Public health subrecipient work flows through the Department of Public Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, supporting substance use disorder prevention, diversion to care, case investigation, and contact tracing activities. All prime HUD grants are formula-based and entitlement-driven, requiring annual action plans and compliance documentation rather than competitive procurement. Brockton does not pursue federal contracts and holds no seats on GWACs, BPAs, or schedule vehicles.