City Of East Palo Alto

The City of East Palo Alto, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in East Palo Alto, California, receives federal funding as a grant recipient for infrastructure modernization, community development, and emergency response programs, with no federal contracts in its recent award portfolio. The city operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (76% of awards) and as a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from state agencies, primarily the California Department of Transportation and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

The city's customer base reflects its role as a municipal infrastructure and community-development recipient. The Environmental Protection Agency leads with five awards totaling $1.6 million in committed funding, anchored by a $1.6 million Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) effective August 1, 2025, to modernize the O'Connor Pump Station — a 1984-era facility requiring engineering design, environmental due diligence, local permitting, and construction upgrades for stormwater management and flood protection through July 31, 2030. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration also accounts for five awards, with the city acting as a sub-recipient on Bay Road trail infrastructure work and a University Overcrossing project under US Route 101. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, and related DOJ bureaus combine for nine awards. These five agencies cover 66% of the city's award count.

Beyond the EPA cooperative agreement, the city holds a $555,000 SBA Congressional Earmark project grant (CFDA 59.059) for small business development and entrepreneurship support, active September 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024, and a Department of Housing and Urban Development project grant under Economic Development Initiative funding for community planning (award date February 17, 2023, ultimate completion August 31, 2031). Sub-recipient work includes six pass-through awards from the California Department of Transportation for Bay Road trail construction and emergency management funding from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for debris removal and emergency protective measures. Activity has grown modestly from one award in 2020 to six in 2024, with $23.1 million in combined obligation across twenty-nine awards over the source period. The city has no federal contracts, GWACs, or other commercial-style IDVs in its footprint.