Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.

Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit community development corporation, operates as a federal grant recipient (47% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient (53%) delivering early childhood education, homeless services, energy assistance, and workforce-support programming across six federal agencies. The organization holds no federal contracts and does not sit on contract vehicles; its entire federal footprint is grant-based.

The Corporation for National and Community Service funds Macon-Bibb's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011), which engages seniors aged 55 and older with limited incomes as volunteer mentors and tutors for children with special needs or academic disadvantages in schools, Head Start programs, and childcare centers. The most recent award, effective July 1, 2026, totals $306,638 (with a new baseline funding level of $275,974) and extends the service area to include Monroe County, Georgia; volunteers are required to maintain a 10 percent statutory match and 10 percent budgetary match and commit an average of 20 hours per week per volunteer, with a minimum of 31 volunteers. The Department of Housing and Urban Development funds the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which Macon-Bibb administers to address homelessness in the Macon-Bibb County region through permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS); the January 1, 2026 award carries a potential value of $339,878 through December 31, 2026.

Customer concentration is split between two large federal grantors. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development together account for 72% of recent awards (48 awards combined), with HHS-ACF supporting Head Start and Early Head Start programs (awards in September 2021, January 2022, September 2022, and January 2026 with ultimate completion dates extending to 2026) and HUD-CPD funding CoC and related homelessness-prevention work. The Corporation for National and Community Service accounts for five awards supporting the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program since April 2023.

Macon-Bibb operates extensively as a sub-recipient on grants flowing from the Georgia Department of Human Services, administering Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds and Community Services Block (CSBG) awards to low-income households for energy assistance, housing relocation and stabilization services, rental assistance, and support services toward self-sufficiency. Sub-awards under these state pass-throughs have been active continuously since 2021, with recent amendments and additions through April 2026. Total federal dollars obligated across all awards (prime and sub) reach $302.3 million over the organization's history. Three awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing moderate recompete activity. Award volume has grown from seven in 2022 to a peak of fourteen in 2024, with recent activity in 2025 and 2026 averaging six to seven awards annually. The organization's federal footprint is concentrated on serving low-income populations and vulnerable populations in the Macon-Bibb County region and, as of 2026, expanded service areas.