City Of Huntington Beach

City of Huntington Beach is a municipal government entity located in Orange County, California, and serves as a local government recipient of federal grants aimed at enhancing public services and community development. The city has demonstrated a sustained commitment to federal grant management since its registration with SAM.gov in October 2004, with its current registration expiring in July 2026. Through its prime federal grant awards, City of Huntington Beach provides a diverse range of services to its residents, including emergency response capabilities, affordable housing support, community development initiatives, and public safety programs, positioning itself as a well-established recipient of federal funding from multiple agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The city's federal grant portfolio reflects a comprehensive approach to municipal service delivery across emergency services, housing, community development, and public health sectors. In emergency response, the city has received multiple Assistance to Firefighters Grants from FEMA totaling over $732,000 across three separate awards (2023-2027), which supported fire department equipment procurement, infrastructure improvements, training programs, and health and wellness initiatives for emergency responders. For affordable housing and community development, City of Huntington Beach administers four HOME Investment Partnerships Program formula grants and multiple Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, funding homeowner rehabilitation loans and grants programs, tenant-based rental assistance initiatives (including specialized programs for seniors and mobile home residents), ADA accessibility improvements through curb cut construction, code enforcement operations, and community facility renovations such as library restroom upgrades. The city has also received specialized project grants including a $177,919.68 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (2024-2026), consumer safety grants from the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the Pool Safely Grant Program and the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program, and a mental health services grant from SAMHSA supporting the Be Well OC mobile crisis response program for non-emergency mental health interventions. Additionally, the city functions as a sub-grantee receiving pass-through funding from state agencies including the California Department of Transportation for infrastructure projects such as bridge repairs and street improvements, the California State Library for early learning initiatives, and the California Office of Emergency Services for disaster response, emergency operations, COVID-19 response activities, and domestic violence victim services programs, demonstrating its role as both a direct federal grant recipient and an active participant in the broader state-administered federal funding ecosystem.