City Of Jackson Mississippi

City Of Jackson Mississippi, doing business as Department Of Administration, is a U.S. local government entity in Jackson, Mississippi that receives federal grants as the primary recipient for public transit, affordable housing, homelessness services, public safety, and infrastructure programs. The entity does not hold federal contracts as a prime contractor and operates as the child division of the parent City Of Jackson entity.

The City's federal grant footprint concentrates heavily on social services and municipal infrastructure. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds the largest share — 80 awards across multiple programs including the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing rehabilitation, acquisition, and rental assistance; the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (CFDA 14.241) for tenant-based and facility-based rental assistance and supportive services for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS; the Emergency Solutions Grant program (CFDA 14.231) for street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing; and Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.218) for viable urban community development. The Federal Transit Administration provides the second-largest volume at 38 awards under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for preventive maintenance, operating assistance, and non-fixed route ADA paratransit, and the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) for fleet purchases. Representative transit awards include a $6.1 million formula grant (April 2026) for preventive maintenance, facility maintenance, and ADA paratransit services; a $17.1 million project grant (April 2026) for purchase of hybrid-diesel buses, gasoline cutaway buses, and vans; and a $10.8 million project grant (May 2025) for ten hybrid-electric transit buses. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds 29 awards related to child nutrition programs (CNP block grants and child and adult care food service grants), predominantly passed through the Mississippi Department of Education as sub-awards to Jackson schools and programs. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance funds public safety programs including Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.738) for patrol vehicles and crime-fighting technology, the Community Oriented Policing Services program for community policing initiatives, and a grant for local law enforcement crime gun intelligence center integration.

Activity has grown substantially — 11 awards in 2022 escalating to 36 in 2024 before moderating to 16 in 2025 — with eight awards reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. The City also acts as a sub-recipient on federal grants managed by state pass-through entities: Mississippi Department of Education sub-awards for child nutrition programs; Mississippi Department of Transportation sub-awards for bridge replacement and road resurfacing projects in Hinds County; Mississippi Emergency Management Agency disaster relief sub-awards; and a University of Mississippi Medical Center sub-award for a Violence Injury Prevention program. A cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (awarded December 2022, completed April 2024) provided emergency funding to establish a third-party water system manager and support staff to address Safe Drinking Water Act violations affecting approximately 160,000 residents of Jackson's public water system.