City Of Meriden

The City of Meriden, Connecticut, doing business as Meriden Town Clerk, is a U.S. local government entity and prime federal grant recipient focused on municipal infrastructure, community development, and public safety. The city operates as a subsidiary of Meriden Markham Airport, a municipality and airport authority based at 142 E Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut.

Meriden's federal award footprint spans 74 grants across prime and sub-recipient roles, with 55 prime awards (74%) and 19 sub-awards (26%). The city holds no federal contracts or contract vehicles. Recent activity shows annual grant volume ranging from four to nine awards per year over the past five years, with the most recent award dated April 1, 2026. The combined potential value across all awards in the source totals $425, representing approximately $46.3 million in obligated dollars across the grant portfolio.

The city's customer base concentrates within four federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads by award count with 20 grants under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement program (CFDA 14.218), providing formula funding for community development activities benefiting low- and moderate-income residents. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance accounts for 8 awards including Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.738) supporting the Meriden Police Neighborhood Initiative Unit and the Meriden Opioid Referral for Recovery (MORR) program, which provides naloxone training, opioid harm reduction outreach, and referral to treatment services for persons with opioid use disorder. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 holds 7 awards including a $3.24 million Congressionally Mandated Projects Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.202) awarded December 1, 2025, for Merimere Reservoir drinking water system improvements—dike repair via curtain grouting, 500,000-gallon storage tank refurbishment, and lagoon liner replacement at the water filtration plant through May 31, 2029—and a $975,240 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) for environmental remediation and site assessment activities through September 30, 2028. The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds 7 awards, primarily through sub-awards from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for distracted driving enforcement, aggressive driving enforcement, and construction of a 2.2-mile shared use path on Research Parkway.

Within the next twenty-four months, two awards reach ultimate completion dates and face recompete exposure. The city receives federal grants as prime recipient across community development, infrastructure, public health, public safety, and transportation portfolios, with no subawards included in the primary drinking water and brownfields agreements. Sub-award activity routes through Connecticut state departments including Transportation, Public Health, Education, and Emergency Services and Public Protection.