Ford City Borough
Ford City, PA
- UEI
- J2GRJRELEHM5
- CAGE
- 7N7A6
- Primary NAICS
- 921140 Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1000 4th Ave, Ford City, PA 16226, USA
- Website
- fordcityborough.org
- Founded
- 1887
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community facility grants | Community Facilities (RHS) | $25,500 | |
| Community facility grants | Rural Housing Service | $25,200 | |
| Community facility grants | Rural Housing Service | $28,400 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection | DESE0000161 | $33,500 | |
| Pennvest | 95345101 | $11,530,551 | |
| Pennvest | 95324101 | $5,023,336 |
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About the company
Ford City Borough, a municipality based in Ford City, Pennsylvania, acts as a sub-recipient on federal infrastructure and energy-efficiency grants, competing as a local government entity rather than as a contractor or prime grantee. The Borough does not hold prime federal contracts or serve as a prime grant recipient; all of its federal funding flows through state intermediaries (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennvest) or federal-to-state pass-through vehicles.
Ford City Borough's federal footprint is sparse and episodic. Over the past seven years, the Borough has received six awards totaling $16.7 million in combined obligated dollars, split evenly between prime grants (3 awards, 50%) and sub-grant awards (3 awards, 50%). Activity is concentrated in the most recent year, with three awards arriving in 2024 after a three-year gap; the prior three awards were spread across 2017, 2018, and 2019. The two grantor agencies dominating the current footprint are the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (2 awards) and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 (2 awards), with the Department of Energy and an EPA-related vehicle accounting for the remainder.
Recent sub-grant work reflects the Borough's operating profile as a municipal water and facilities operator. In December 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection funded a Level 2 commercial energy audit and energy-conservation-measure (ECM) design project on four of the Borough's aging municipal facilities. In September 2024, Pennvest (a state infrastructure financing vehicle) funded two related projects: removal of leaded and galvanized steel water service connections from the Borough's distribution system (approximately 1,245 connections, of which 1,225 are residential), and replacement of leaded-joint cast-iron water mains to achieve NSF 61 compliance and eliminate lead-service-line health exposure.
Ford City Borough does not operate as a competitive federal vendor. It functions as a municipal recipient of infrastructure and energy-efficiency grants administered through state intermediaries, with no capacity or intent to compete on federal contracts as a contractor, and no movement toward prime grant competition independent of state pass-through vehicles.
Quick answers
Is Ford City Borough registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Ford City Borough's SAM.gov registration is active through August 13, 2027.
What is Ford City Borough's most recent federal award?
Ford City Borough's most recent federal grant award is Community facility grants (CPAP000000535109), from Community Facilities (RHS), on April 24, 2019.
On GovTribe
See Ford City Borough's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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