City Of North Little Rock

City of North Little Rock, operating as Mayors Office, is a U.S. local government entity based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, that acts as a federal grant recipient managing community infrastructure, affordable housing, airport operations, and public safety initiatives funded primarily through formula grants from civilian agencies. The city does not hold federal prime contracts through competitive procurement; its one recent federal contract award is a firm fixed-price purchase order for utilities services worth $13,000.08 to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The city's federal footprint is overwhelmingly grant-driven. Recent work spans affordable housing financing through the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) — the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development has awarded the city 34 grants with combined potential value not fully specified in the source but representing the plurality of the city's known award count. The city also holds multiple Community Development Block Grant (CDBG, CFDA 14.218) awards for community development activities, serves as prime recipient on Federal Aviation Administration airport infrastructure grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106, 20.116, and 20.117) for taxiway lighting rehabilitation, runway rehabilitation, hangar construction, and wildlife perimeter fencing — with awards totaling approximately $2.3 million awarded in June and August 2026 for hangar construction and taxiway lighting work. The city is a recipient of Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) block grants (CFDA 16.738) supporting mental health and wellness programs within the North Little Rock Police Department in partnership with the Sherwood Police Department, and has received Department of Energy formula grants for energy efficiency and conservation under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Customer concentration is fragmented across multiple formula-grant programs. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 accounts for 20 awards and $12.1 million in combined potential value, driven entirely by the two utilities purchase orders totaling $22.3 thousand. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates by award count at 34 grants; the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region has placed 11 awards; the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance has 11 awards. Overall, the city has served 15 distinct federal agencies across 163 total awards (prime and sub combined).

Award activity has declined materially — five awards in 2022, eight in 2023, seven in 2024, four in 2025, and two in 2026 — with only three awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The city holds six federal grant sub-awards under prime grantees including the Arkansas State Police (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program), Pulaski County (Brownfields remediation subgrant of $80,500), and the National Recreation and Park Association (Juvenile Mentoring Program under CFDA 16.726). No parent vehicles, GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs are present in the source; all work is direct grant award or small contract receipt. The city's award portfolio reflects a municipal government operator managing infrastructure and community services within its jurisdiction using federal pass-through and formula grant dollars, not a competitive federal contractor pursuing set-asides or competing on federal procurement vehicles.