City Of Joplin

City of Joplin, a U.S. local government entity based in Joplin, Missouri, receives federal grant awards as a prime recipient across transportation, housing, airport infrastructure, and public safety programs; the city does not hold federal contracts and operates no federal contract vehicles. The city is structured as a municipal government with multiple business-type registrations including city, airport authority, transit authority, and community development corporation, and serves as both a direct grant recipient and a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from state agencies.

City of Joplin's federal footprint centers on formula and project grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration), and the Community Oriented Policing Services Office. Recent prime grant awards include a $1.938 million Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the Federal Transit Administration awarded May 8, 2026, covering operational and capital expenses for the MAPS demand-response service and Sunshine Lamp trolley fixed-route system through April 3, 2028; a $3.15 million Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (CFDA 14.900) from HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded June 1, 2025, for lead-based paint hazard identification and control in pre-1960 housing through June 1, 2029; and a $335,329 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants award (CFDA 16.710) from the Community Oriented Policing Program effective October 1, 2025, funding mental health crisis response training including Mental Health First Aid, de-escalation, and Crisis Intervention Team training for the Joplin Police Department through September 30, 2027. Airport infrastructure work includes multiple Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) project grants totaling over $10.9 million for runway rehabilitation, passenger boarding bridge reconstruction, aircraft rescue and firefighting building construction, taxiway rehabilitation, control tower rehabilitation, and airport master plan updates, with completion dates extending through 2029. Housing and community development work spans the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) for affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and tenant-based rental assistance, and Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.228) for community development activities targeting low- and moderate-income populations.

Customer concentration is distributed across multiple federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads by award count with 44 awards; the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing places 35 awards with $2.1 million combined potential value, primarily through two Basic Ordering Agreements (GS06B30038 with 84 task orders generating $401 thousand combined potential value, and GS06B80070 with 30 task orders generating $3.5 million combined potential value), though these GSA BOA awards appear to represent real estate leasing arrangements rather than service delivery work typical of federal contractor awards. The Federal Transit Administration holds 28 awards, the Federal Aviation Administration Central Region holds 27 awards, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance holds 11 awards. The top five customers account for 52% of recent awards by count and 53% of combined potential value.

The city's award portfolio is heavily weighted toward real estate and facilities management. The top NAICS code is Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (116 awards), and the primary PSC is Lease/Rental of Office Buildings (56 awards), suggesting that a substantial portion of the city's federal activity involves building leases or real estate arrangements through GSA vehicles rather than service or goods procurement. Federal grant work, which constitutes the bulk of the city's recent transacting, reflects standard local government grant receipt across transportation, housing, and public safety program areas.

Activity has remained relatively stable, with 7 awards in 2022, 15 in 2023, 12 in 2024, and 12 in 2025. Seven awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity on housing, transit, and airport infrastructure grants. The city also serves as a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and other state entities, covering COVID-19 response, public health workforce development, Women Infant and Children (WIC) nutrition services, and maternal and child health initiatives.