Incorporated Village Of Hempstead

Incorporated Village of Hempstead, a municipal government entity based in Hempstead, New York, receives federal grants as a prime recipient for public safety, infrastructure, and emergency management programs across six federal agencies. The Village operates exclusively as a grant recipient, holding no federal prime contracts; it has received 36 awards since 1999, of which 25 are prime grants (69%) and 11 are sub-awards (31%).

The Village's grant portfolio concentrates heavily in law enforcement and emergency management. The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance leads with 11 awards, primarily for police equipment and officer hiring and training programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency follows with 10 awards for disaster recovery and emergency management initiatives. The Bureau of Justice Assistance granted $453,350 under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) on September 1, 2026, to fund traffic safety planning and demonstration activities in Hempstead through September 2030. In October 2023, the Village received a block grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (ultimate completion September 2025) to purchase laptops, printers, and equipment for the Hempstead Police Department to improve data-sharing capacity with Nassau County police and New York State criminal justice agencies. The same month, the Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS Hiring Program) awarded a project grant (ultimate completion September 2028) to fund the hire and rehire of career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity.

Infrastructure and water-system improvements represent a secondary focus. In May 2023, the EPA Region 2 awarded two cooperative agreements to the Village, with completion dates of December 31, 2026: one for $453,350 to replace approximately 6,200 linear feet of sewer pipe and upgrade sewer infrastructure, and a second for water-system modernization involving approximately 8,454 feet of new watermains. Both projects support new housing development and economic growth in the Village.

The Village also serves as a sub-recipient under New York State's Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (awards in February 2022 and January 2022 for management costs and village-wide debris removal) and received a sub-grant related to cybersecurity in March 2026. Over the past five years, award volume has remained low to moderate, with two to four awards annually; only two awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, signaling minimal near-term recompete exposure in the source window.