City Of Longview

City Of Longview Longview-Kelso Home Consortium Division, doing business as Community Development Department, is a U.S. local government municipality based in Longview, Washington, that acts as a federal grant recipient delivering transit operations, affordable housing administration, community development, emergency management, and public safety services to the Cowlitz Transit Authority service area (which includes Kelso and Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon). The entity operates entirely as a prime grant recipient (82% of recent awards); it does not hold federal contracts and is not eligible for SBA set-asides.

The vendor's customer concentration is dominated by HUD and the Federal Transit Administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads with 32 awards across the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement program (CFDA 14.218) and the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), funding affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing activities, and community development projects with performance periods extending through 2034. The Federal Transit Administration accounts for 19 awards under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) and the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.526), funding RiverCities Transit operations, paratransit services for ADA-eligible populations, and transit vehicle procurement and replacement. The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance round out the top five, with 7, 6, and 5 awards respectively. These five agencies account for 88% of all awards.

Recent prime grant work includes a $2.545 million Federal Transit Administration formula grant (May 2026) for RiverCities Transit fixed-route operating assistance covering operator salaries, fuel, and maintenance through December 2026; a $271,594 Federal Transit Administration Buses and Bus Facilities award (August 2026) for procurement of one ADA cutaway replacement bus and one transit facilities service truck, with performance concluding August 2027; a $279,099.23 HUD Home Investment Partnerships Program award (December 2025) for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental housing activities with affordability periods of five to twenty years and ultimate completion September 2034; and a $536,428.71 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044, September 2025) for fire prevention, emergency response equipment, and training through September 2027. The vendor also receives sub-awards as a subordinate recipient of state pass-through grants, including state highway and disaster mitigation funding from the Washington State Department of Transportation and Washington State Military Department, and grant funding from the Recreation and Conservation Office for park improvements.

Activity shows relative stability with modest volume. Awards ranged from twelve in 2023 to four in 2026 (year-to-date through August). Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting renewal opportunity for the Federal Transit Administration and HUD formula programs. The entity's grant footprint operates across multiple federal programs and geographic scales — local community development, state and regional transit, and disaster recovery and mitigation — with no federal contract revenue or vehicle participation. All performance occurs in Washington state or the immediate tri-state region (Cowlitz County, Kelso, Longview, and Rainier, Oregon).