City Of High Point

City Of High Point, a U.S. local government entity and municipality headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants across transportation, community development, housing, emergency services, and public safety programs. The city does not hold federal contracts; all of its federal funding flows through direct grant awards, with 94% awarded as prime grants and 6% as sub-grants passed through from state agencies.

The city's grant footprint concentrates heavily in two customer agencies that together account for 81% of its awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Planning and Development office has issued 45 awards funding affordable housing activities under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) and the Community Development Block Grant program (CFDA 14.218), with multiple formula allocations spanning owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and rehabilitation, and tenant-based rental assistance. Performance obligations through these programs extend to 2034. The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has issued 33 awards totaling significant sums for the City of High Point Transit System, including Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) and the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). Recent FTA awards include $13.173 million on September 18, 2024, for three years of operating assistance and routine capital expenses (including three replacement and one new paratransit vehicles, AVL and real-time passenger information systems, and backup generators); $1.5 million on August 18, 2025, for a 2,700 square-foot maintenance facility expansion and parking lot rehabilitation; and $278,897 on August 18, 2026, for engineering and design costs, fuel dispensers, bus stop signage, and administrative vehicle replacement.

Beyond HUD and DOT, the city has received awards from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (ten awards combined across multiple bureaus), including sub-grants from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for body-worn camera deployment and crisis intervention training within the High Point Police Department. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $5.404 million on March 23, 2026, under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program (CFDA 97.083) to fund firefighter hiring and volunteer retention over three years through March 2029. The Small Business Administration awarded $2 million on January 1, 2024, under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives through December 31, 2026. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a project grant on October 1, 2023, for HVAC system replacement and building envelope improvements at the High Point Museum to create a sustainable preservation environment for its collections.

Combined obligated funding across all awards totals $125.2 million, far exceeding the $309 thousand in listed potential value — a ratio indicating that most awards have been executed and obligated rather than remaining as future potential. Four awards face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal. Awards per year have declined from eight in 2024 to two in 2025 and three in 2026, though this reflects the city's position as a direct grant recipient with multi-year award cycles rather than sustained procurement momentum.