City Of Texarkana, Texas

City Of Texarkana, Texas, a municipal government entity headquartered in Texarkana, Texas, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering community development, environmental remediation, homelessness services, and workforce training programs across multiple federal agencies. The city does not hold federal contracts; all federal activity flows through grant awards where the city acts as prime recipient or sub-recipient.

The city's grant footprint centers on three primary federal customers and program areas. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) represents the largest customer by award count, with 33 awards spanning the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds permanent and transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems. Representative HUD awards include a $329,638 CoC project grant (May 2026 to April 2027), a $277,667 CoC project grant (May 2024 to April 2025), and multiple awards dating to 2022. HUD also issued Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula grants under CFDA 14.228, with recipients serving formula periods extending through 2031 and 2033. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (10 awards) routed funding for a January 2022 COVID-19 food-processor relief project grant. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (10 awards) awarded Texarkana block grants under the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to purchase non-lethal restraint devices, radio headsets for SWAT teams, and cyber-security equipment, with completion dates through September 2025. The Corporation for National and Community Service registered 9 awards, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (excluding BJA) issued 7 additional awards.

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 funds a significant portion of the city's federal activity through brownfields remediation and environmental workforce development. The EPA awarded Texarkana two cooperative agreements under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818)—a $1 million award (October 2022 to September 2027) to recapitalize a revolving loan fund for up to four contaminated sites, and a $500,000 award (August 2025 to September 2029) to conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, develop cleanup plans, and hold community meetings across the State Line Culture Corridor in Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas, with priority focus on Union Station and the Regency Building. The EPA also awarded $500,000 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815, October 2024 to September 2029) to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents in environmental careers with certifications in HAZWOPER, HAZMAT, and OSHA; the city sub-awarded $318,554 to Texarkana College to deliver the training. The Department of Energy awarded a formula grant under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program (September 2024 to August 2026) to reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service issued a January 2022 COVID-19 relief project grant supporting food processors and farmers markets.

The city holds 42 grant sub-awards (34% of total awards), flowing primarily through the Health and Human Services Commission of Texas for WIC Local Agency Services (recurring awards, October 2023 through January 2026), the Texas Division of Emergency Management for debris removal and Category A expenses ($761,205 and $761,057 sub-awards, February and March 2025), the Department of State Health Services for immunization and other public health initiatives (June 2023 and April 2025), and the City of Dallas for Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force activities (December 2022). Recent sub-awards include digital literacy and workforce readiness expansion at Texarkana Public Library (June 2025) and owner-occupied housing reconstruction for eligible households (multiple sub-awards, January through April 2026).

Activity has grown year over year—7 awards in 2022 to 18 in 2025—with 9 awards recorded in 2026 through August. The city's combined potential value across all 123 awards totals $36 thousand, reflecting the source's reporting bias toward grants with small reported ceilings; actual obligated dollars amount to $25.5 million. One award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months. The city serves 19 distinct federal agencies, with HUD, USDA, and DOJ accounting for 56% of award count.