City Of Monroe

City Of Monroe, doing business as Monroe Water Department, is a U.S. local government entity (city) based in Monroe, Michigan that acts as a federal grant recipient for infrastructure, community development, and environmental restoration work. The entity does not hold federal prime contracts but operates as a grant recipient and occasional sub-recipient under federal programs administered by HUD, NOAA, the Federal Railroad Administration, and other civilian agencies.

Monroe's grant footprint centers on three primary capability areas. Community development and urban infrastructure dominate the recipient portfolio: the city has received multiple Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (seven awards spanning 2022 through 2024, with completion dates extending to 2031), funding decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents. Environmental restoration and fish habitat connectivity work is the second major focus, anchored by two cooperative agreements from NOAA under the Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants program (CFDA 11.463): a $3,029,980 award (September 2024, completion September 2027) to remove River Raisin Dam #4 and reroute a sewer line to restore fish passage and open 23 miles of habitat to Great Lakes fish species, and a $1,629,040 award (February 2026, completion December 2029) to construct additional fish passage improvements in the River Raisin. Transportation infrastructure and grade separation work represents the third area: the city received a project grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (July 2024, completion March 2030) to fund preliminary engineering, environmental review, final design, and construction of a grade separation at the CSX mainline and West Elm Avenue intersection, reducing traffic delays and enhancing safety.

Monroe's customer concentration is dominated by HUD (20 awards) and the General Services Administration (22 awards combined across Public Buildings Service units), though these largely reflect GSA leasing and facility-management task orders rather than project-based work. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 26% of the 178 total awards; by potential value, GSA's 15 awards under the Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing vehicle carry $4.9 million and dominate the dollar share. Monroe places 85 task orders under GSA Basic Ordering Agreement GS07B15221 ($7.9 million combined potential value) and 57 under GS05B14845 ($193 thousand), reflecting recurring facility and lease-management work. Recent activity has grown modestly (one award each in 2021 and 2022, two in 2023, five in 2024, three through early 2026), with only two awards facing completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore recompete exposure. Monroe acts as a sub-recipient in a small share of work, including a February 2026 public support grant sub-award for River Raisin Area of Concern work routed through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and a June 2023 sub-award through the National Recreation and Park Association to support youth mentoring programming funded by the Office of Justice Programs.