City Of Waco

City Of Waco Finance Department Division, a U.S. local government entity based in Waco, Texas, operates as a prime recipient and sub-recipient on federal grants and enters into federal purchase orders with no SBA designations applicable. The city acts as the administrative and fiscal agent for federal funding across transportation, airport infrastructure, housing, public safety, emergency management, and municipal services, with 84% of recent awards held as prime grants or contracts and 16% as sub-awards flowing through Texas state agencies and local pass-throughs.

The city's federal footprint centers on place-based infrastructure and service delivery. As prime recipient, Waco receives formula and project grants from the Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Representative recent prime work includes a $7.657 million Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant awarded August 6, 2026, to rehabilitate 7,107 feet of concrete Runway 1/19 at Waco Regional Airport; a $7.416 million Federal Transit Administration formula grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded January 5, 2026, for preventive maintenance, operating assistance planning, and ADA paratransit services through the Waco Transit System; a $7.125 million EPA Congressionally Mandated Projects cooperative agreement awarded July 1, 2025, for Phase 1 of the Flat Creek Reuse Project supporting wastewater infrastructure construction and rehabilitation at the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant; and a $4.95 million Federal Highway Administration National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) grant awarded September 27, 2024, for a Smart Corridor Network Plan. The city also holds a $15,525.50 Department of Veterans Affairs purchase order (awarded November 18, 2024) for meeting space and audiovisual support at a Veterans Benefits and Employment Fair and a $242,743.93 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers purchase order (awarded May 17, 2024) for increased law enforcement services in Waco through May 16, 2027.

Customer concentration is broad and spread across 38 distinct federal agencies, with no single agency dominating. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads by award count at 57 awards (40% of the portfolio), followed by the Federal Transit Administration with 27 awards and the Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region with 22 awards. By combined potential value, the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing anchors 15 awards worth $9.4 million, driven by a single Basic Ordering Agreement (GS07B15343) carrying 88 task orders valued at $19.8 million combined — this vehicle represents the city's largest and most active parent contract, reflecting real estate and facility management services. The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration, the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth, and the Veterans Health Administration round out the top five by potential value.

Waco's prime award portfolio splits heavily toward municipal operations and infrastructure categories: 89 awards fall under NAICS 531110 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings), 19 under law enforcement and police protection, five under water supply systems, and smaller counts across plumbing and athletic goods. The top Performance Category (PSC) codes reflect facility and service delivery — Lease/Rental of Office Buildings dominates at 46 awards, followed by professional support services (18 awards), housekeeping and surveillance (14 awards), and utilities water supply (5 awards). This concentration signals that Waco's federal role centers on owning, leasing, and managing property and providing public-facing municipal services rather than delivering specialized contracted capabilities.

In its sub-recipient role, the city receives pass-through grants from Texas state agencies, principally the Health and Human Services Commission (WIC Local Agency Services sub-awards), the Texas Department of State Health Services (RLSS/PLHS, CPS/PHEP, HPCDP, TB/PC, and immunization programs), the Texas Office of the Governor (Family Violence Unit Detectives and Coordinator program), the Texas Department of Transportation (MPO Unified Planning Work Program), the Texas Water Development Board (lead service line replacement), and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (emergency protective measure and vaccine administration expenses). These sub-awards support public health, victim services, emergency management, and transportation planning at the local level. The city also receives sub-award funding for specialized equipment — SWAT team robotics, CBRNE detection and decontamination systems, and residential rooftop solar deployment — typically flowing through federal discretionary or terrorism-prevention grants.

Activity has grown moderately over the five-year window — eight awards in 2022 to 25 in 2024, with a slight pullback to 12 awards year-to-date in 2026. Only nine awards (combined potential value $243 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable, mature recompete profile with no material cliff risk. The city does not subcontract to prime contractors; its sub-award footprint is entirely pass-through from state agencies. The Finance Department Division serves as the formal recipient and fiduciary for all awards, positioning Waco as a municipal infrastructure and services administrator rather than a vendor or competitive prime contractor.