City Of Gulfport

City Of Gulfport, doing business as City Hall, is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, that receives federal formula grants and cooperative agreements for affordable housing, community development, water infrastructure, and emergency management as a prime grant recipient (75% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on disaster assistance and municipal harbor projects flowing through state intermediaries.

The city's federal footprint is dominated by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards under the Community Planning and Development office. HUD's Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) and Community Development Block Grant program (CFDA 14.218) account for the majority of prime grant activity, with recent allocations including a $492,941.83 HOME formula grant awarded January 23, 2026, running through September 30, 2034, to fund rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and construction of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance; and multiple CDBG entitlement awards spanning 2023 through 2033 to support viable urban community development for low- and moderate-income residents. Non-HUD recipients include the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, which awarded a $1.6 million cooperative agreement in February 2024 for the Northwood Hill Water Main Replacement Project — an 8-inch water main installation across approximately 12,600 linear feet in the Northwood Hills subdivision to improve fire protection and water distribution reliability — and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, which allocated funding for bank stabilization along Three Rivers Road under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (cooperative agreement awarded August 25, 2025, completing August 31, 2026).

Recent sub-recipient activity flows through the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The city received two sub-awards from the Marine Resources department in June 2026 for pump-out system installation at Gulfport Municipal Harbor. Emergency management sub-awards include a $940,783.59 disaster assistance grant from FEMA Public Assistance (PA 4576) awarded August 29, 2025, and earlier public assistance awards from July 2024 for debris removal and emergency response.

The city's customer concentration sits with HUD (6 awards as a top customer) and FEMA (4 awards through headquarters financial assistance and 2 through the agency directly), covering 75% of recent awards. Activity accelerated in 2024 with six awards and remains active through 2026, with two awards facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The city acts as a pass-through for federal funds distributed to local developers, nonprofits, and community partners under HOME and CDBG programs, and directly implements water infrastructure and emergency recovery work.