Macomb Community College

Macomb Community College, a state-controlled institution of higher learning based in Warren, Michigan, receives federal funding as a prime grant recipient for workforce development, procurement technical assistance, and STEM education programming; it also holds a single prime federal contract and operates as a subrecipient on Department of Education grants. The college does not compete for federal contracts under set-aside categories and does not operate as a federal contractor in the traditional sense — its federal footprint is anchored almost entirely in grant awards (97 of 107 total awards are prime grants or cooperative agreements), with one purchase order ($120,000) from the Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for supply chain management technology training issued in September 2024.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense dominates Macomb's potential-value profile through a $147.1 million indefinite delivery vehicle for Department of the Navy educational support services — a strategic partnership that represents 99% of the college's combined potential value across all awards. Outside that single large vehicle, the college's portfolio centers on smaller cooperative agreements and project grants for specialized training programs. The Office of the Secretary of Defense has awarded multiple cooperative agreements (spanning fiscal years 2023–2026) under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002) to establish and operate an APEX Accelerator providing free procurement technical assistance to businesses seeking federal, state, and local contracts. The Employment and Training Administration has funded two project grants: a $1.22 million award (November 2022 through October 2025) to develop a skilled-trades talent pipeline in manufacturing and construction through the college's Industrial Readiness Certificate program, and a second project grant (February 2025 through January 2029) also addressing workforce pipeline development. The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education provided a $650,000 project grant (July 2023 through June 2026) for automotive technician education focused on electric, automated, and connected vehicles, co-developed with industry partners and delivered through the Michigan Association of Community Colleges' EPIC Consortium. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has funded two projects totaling approximately $4.6 million: one addressing IT talent pipeline development ($2.686 million, June 2023 through May 2026) and a second supporting an apprenticeship model for healthcare career pathways ($2.6 million, September 2022 through August 2025).

By award count, the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (18 awards, $73 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (10 awards, $785 thousand), and the Army's Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (13 awards, $499 thousand) comprise significant portions of the recent active portfolio, though these represent small-dollar training and facility lease arrangements relative to the Navy's umbrella vehicle. Macomb serves as a subrecipient on Department of Education grants flow-through from the Michigan Department of Education, receiving funds under the Perkins V Career and Technical Education Act; it also received a subgrant from Central Oregon Community College for EV technician workforce training coordination across regional two-year colleges. Activity has moderated from prior years — the college received four prime awards in 2022 and six in 2023, declining to three in 2024 and five in 2025 — with only one award recorded in the first five months of 2026. Combined obligated dollars total $126.4 million (85% of combined potential value), indicating substantial execution on existing awards.