LOS Angeles County

Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, a U.S. local government entity, operates as a prime recipient of federal cooperative agreements and project grants focused on procurement technical assistance and economic development, with the majority of its federal footprint (69%) routed through sub-recipient awards from state workforce development programs.

The vendor's prime grant work centers on two distinct mission areas. It holds a current cooperative agreement from the Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002) to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator center serving California-based business entities, including newly started enterprises. The most recent award, dated April 1, 2026, runs through March 30, 2027; a prior cooperative agreement under the same program, valued at $340,135.25, ran from May 8, 2025, through March 31, 2026, with an earlier award cycle completing March 31, 2025. The APEX Accelerator delivers free professional and specialized counseling enabling client businesses to identify and pursue contracting opportunities with the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and government contractors. Los Angeles County also received a project grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development on February 17, 2023, for economic development initiative and community project funding, with ultimate completion set for August 31, 2030.

Customer concentration is narrow and mission-specific. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration accounts for nine of thirteen awards (69% of the portfolio) through sub-recipient status under the State of California Employment Development Department. Those sub-awards, spanning July 2022 through January 2025, support rapid response, layoff aversion, adult and youth formula programs, and disaster-relief employment assistance following the 2025 LA Wildfires. The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of Housing and Urban Development round out the three customer agencies. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $83.3 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure.

Los Angeles County's federal posture is grant-based rather than contract-based; it holds no federal contract vehicles and no contract prime positions. Its role as a sub-recipient for workforce development funding reflects its operational capacity as a county economic development agency channeling federal employment and training resources to local constituencies across Los Angeles County.