City Of Saint Paul

City of Saint Paul, a U.S. local government entity based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serves as a critical provider of federal services across housing, community development, fair housing enforcement, homelessness prevention, and emergency management. Operating through its Finance-Accounting division, the city has established itself as a reliable recipient and administrator of federal contract and grant funding, with its registration in SAM.gov dating back to March 2004. The city leverages federal resources to address significant community needs including affordable housing development, homelessness mitigation, emergency shelter operations, and fair housing compliance activities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents throughout the Saint Paul metropolitan area.

Through federal contracting, City of Saint Paul has provided Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA) services to support employment discrimination prevention and investigation. Most notably, the city received a $23,760 firm fixed-price definitive contract from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in October 2023 for Fair Employment Practices Agency services related to the EEOC's district office operations. This contract, awarded without set-aside designation through an open and competitive procurement process, reflects the city's historical involvement in EEOC contracting, with past contract values ranging from $35,050 to $68,350. The city's contracting activity demonstrates its capacity to manage federal compliance work and employment-related enforcement activities at the federal level.

City of Saint Paul's grant portfolio is substantially more robust than its contracting activity, reflecting its role as a participating jurisdiction in multiple HUD community development and housing programs. The city has received multiple prime federal grants totaling millions of dollars, including the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (with awards of $1,423,385.52 in September 2025 and prior awards dating back to 2021), the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program (awarded in June 2024 and June 2023), the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program (with awards in September 2025 and September 2024), and the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) cooperative agreements (awarded in October 2025, October 2023, and July 2021). Additionally, the city received a $1.14 million Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Port Security Grant Program in September 2022 and a $2 million award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program in March 2022 for law enforcement technology and equipment. Beyond its prime grants, City of Saint Paul has received subgrant awards from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for the Urban Areas Security Initiative (April 2024, January 2023, and May 2021) and from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for drinking water treatment plant construction financing (June 2022), as well as a subgrant from Serveminnesota for an AmeriCorps Law Enforcement Career Path Academy program (August 2021). These grants support a wide array of activities including affordable housing acquisition, rehabilitation, and rental assistance; emergency shelter operations and homelessness prevention; fair housing enforcement and training; community development activities; port security enhancements; law enforcement technology; and youth mentoring and community policing initiatives.