City Of DES Moines

City Of Des Moines, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across housing, homelessness, community development, law enforcement, and infrastructure programs, with $9.8 million in combined potential value across 752 awards (98% prime, 2% sub-recipient).

The city's federal footprint concentrates overwhelmingly in HUD formula grants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads by volume with 275 awards covering Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding (CFDA 14.267) for homelessness intervention—permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and HMIS operations—typically carrying performance periods of one year. The Public and Indian Housing Office accounts for 121 awards spanning Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872), and Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) grants that support day-to-day operations, capital improvements, and employment coordination services for public housing residents. Representative awards include a $1.065 million Public Housing Capital Fund formula grant (April 2026–March 2030) for modernization and infrastructure improvements, a $227,666 Public Housing Operating Fund formula grant (January 2026–December 2032) for property management and maintenance, and a $442,004 Family Self-Sufficiency Program project grant (January–December 2026) for coordinator salaries. The city also holds a $2.5 million Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program grant from the USDA Forest Service (August 2024–July 2029) for tree canopy expansion in disadvantaged communities, a $328,836 Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231) for street outreach and emergency shelter (December 2025–December 2027), a $924,960 Home Investment Partnerships Program grant (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing development (December 2025–September 2034), and a $558,113 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044) from FEMA (August 2024–August 2026). The city maintains participation in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, CFDA 27.005) with 18 awards supporting complaint processing and fair housing training. Federal law enforcement support includes Justice Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.738) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for equipment and training across multiple award periods.

The city partners with local nonprofits as sub-recipients on CoC and homelessness grants, including Anawim Housing Inc. (sponsor-based rental assistance and permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals with disabilities), Youth & Shelter Services Inc. (rapid rehousing and transitional housing for homeless youth ages 18–24), Children & Families of Iowa / Family Violence Center (domestic violence victim housing and services), Primary Health Care Inc. (rapid rehousing and intake referral services), and the Institute for Community Alliances (Homeless Management Information System operations). The city also receives sub-awards from state-level prime grantees: the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued sub-grants for wastewater treatment facility improvements and property acquisition; the Iowa Department of Public Safety has sub-awarded traffic safety and 911 system funding.

Real estate leasing represents a secondary but distinct portfolio segment. The city holds 85 task orders under GSA Schedule GS06B10016 valued at $5.3 million combined potential for lease/rental of office buildings (PSC 310), with additional smaller vehicles (GS06B30090, GS06B40039, GS06B80027, GS06B01011) carrying parking and facilities leasing work. The top NAICS category across the award portfolio is "Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)" with 258 awards, reflecting real property holdings the city leases to federal agencies.

Activity has remained relatively stable across the past five years—27 awards in 2022, climbing to 36 in 2024 and 35 in 2025—with 30 awards (across all grant programs) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Obligated dollars exceed potential value by more than twenty times, a pattern typical of long-running formula grant programs where prior-year allocations accumulate. The city operates as a formula grant recipient without competitive pressure; HUD CoC and housing grants are allocation-based, and GSA real estate leasing work flows through standing agreements rather than competitive procurements.