Dakota County Community Development Agency

Dakota County Community Development Agency, doing business as Dakota County CDA, is a U.S. government entity—specifically a local government and county housing authority based in Eagan, Minnesota—that acts as a prime recipient of federal grants from HUD and other federal agencies, managing housing, community development, and homeless services programs across Dakota County.

Dakota County CDA operates exclusively as a grant recipient, not as a federal contractor. The organization receives formula-based grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (CFDA 14.872, Public Housing Capital Fund; CFDA 14.231, Emergency Solutions Grant), HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CFDA 14.239, HOME Investment Partnerships Program; Community Development Block Grant program), and the Department of Health and Human Services. Recent prime recipient awards include a $1,204,896 Public Housing Capital Fund grant (April 2026, completion March 2030) for modernization and infrastructure improvements to public housing units, a $2,193,828 HOME Investment Partnerships award (September 2025, completion September 2034) supporting affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental housing development, and a $164,692 Emergency Solutions Grant (September 2025, completion September 2027) for street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing services. The agency also receives Public Housing Operating Fund grants and participates in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program to support employment and self-sufficiency for public housing residents.

HUD dominates the funding footprint. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and Public and Indian Housing Office together account for 141 of 222 total awards (64%). The Department of Energy delivers 43 awards (19% of the portfolio) as subgrantee funding for energy-efficiency assistance to low-income households; Dakota County CDA passes these funds through to sub-recipients under the Department of Commerce Minnesota as the prime grantor. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families contributes 26 awards, and HUD's Federal Housing Commissioner office adds 11 awards.

Dakota County CDA operates primarily as a direct grant recipient (68% of awards) but also receives sub-grants (32% of awards). Sub-recipient funding flows predominantly through the Department of Commerce Minnesota for energy assistance and weatherization programs delivered to low-income families, and through the Minnesota Home Ownership Center for comprehensive housing counseling services. Sub-award activity peaked in 2023 and 2024 but has declined sharply in 2025–2026, reflecting the pass-through nature of energy and counseling sub-awards.

Activity in the past two years shows contraction. The organization received 39 awards in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 3 in 2026 year-to-date. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating modest recompete exposure. Combined obligation across all awards reaches $123.8 million, with the bulk concentrated in multi-year housing and community development formula grants running through 2032–2034.

This organization is not a vendor and does not compete for federal contracts. It is a public housing authority administering federal grants for public housing operations, capital improvements, affordable housing development, emergency services for homeless populations, and community development activities serving low-income residents in Dakota County, Minnesota.