City Of New Orleans

The City of New Orleans, doing business as the New Orleans Economic Development Council Inc., is a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since December 2004 and located in Orleans Tower at 1340 Poydras Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a municipal government body, the City of New Orleans provides a broad range of community development and social services to federal agencies through federal grant awards. The entity does not serve as a federal contract prime awardee but has established itself as a significant recipient of formula and project grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically through the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development division.

The City of New Orleans has consistently received federal grant funding across multiple HUD community development and housing assistance programs, demonstrating a comprehensive commitment to affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and supportive services for vulnerable populations. The city has received substantial funding through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, with multiple awards including $3,902,773 (awarded December 2025), $3,958,792 (awarded December 2024), and earlier awards totaling millions in support for housing assistance, supportive services, program planning, and development costs for low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families. Additionally, the City of New Orleans receives ongoing formula grant support through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which provides funding for affordable housing activities including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, acquisition and construction of rental housing, and tenant-based rental assistance, with recent awards of $2,332,586.44 (December 2025) and additional allocations in prior years. The city also manages Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) funding, including a $1,123,080 award in December 2025 dedicated to street outreach, emergency shelter operations, essential services for shelter residents, rapid re-housing assistance, and homelessness prevention programs. The City of New Orleans further administers the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which provides project-based funding for permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homelessness prevention initiatives, with awards such as $752,765 (August 2025) and $609,425 (August 2024). Finally, the municipality receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula funding for broad community development activities aimed at providing decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons, with ongoing allocations across multiple fiscal years through 2033.