ST Tammany Parish Government

ST Tammany Parish Government, a U.S. local government entity based in Mandeville, Louisiana, operates as a federal grant recipient funding transit operations, housing and community development, airport infrastructure, emergency management, and environmental restoration. The parish acts primarily as a prime recipient (61% of recent awards) and sub-recipient on federal grant programs, with no federal contract prime awards or contract vehicle seats. The organization has received 148 awards across 18 federal customer agencies since 1999, with combined obligations of $197.6 million.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is the dominant customer, accounting for 43 awards spanning the Community Development Block Grant (CFDA 14.218), the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), and the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). Recent HUD awards include a $466,243.54 HOME Investment Partnerships formula grant (December 2025) for affordable housing rehabilitation and homebuyer assistance, running through September 2034; a $157,119 Continuum of Care project grant (June 2026) for homelessness prevention and supportive services in Mandeville; and recurring CDBG entitlement allocations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program accounts for 26 awards, primarily sub-awards related to disaster recovery from Hurricane Ida—including residential elevation projects, infrastructure restoration, and emergency protective measures flowing through Louisiana's Homeland Security & Emergency Management agency. The Federal Transit Administration has awarded 18 grants totaling approximately $7.3 million to $5.9 million annually (recent awards dated August 2026) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to operate STAR Transit, a demand-response service serving urbanized areas of the parish, with funds covering operations, employee salaries, and preventative maintenance for nine park-and-ride facilities. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region has funded runway reconstruction and rehabilitation at Covington airport through the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), including a $247,777.78 award (August 2023) for Phase 3 runway reconstruction and a $1,280,148.89 grant (September 2022) for the final construction phase.

Activity grew from seven awards in 2022 to 22 in 2024, with 12 awards in 2025 and 10 through August 2026. Only four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. In its sub-recipient role, ST Tammany Parish Government receives pass-through funding from Louisiana state agencies and universities for water quality improvement, coastal restoration, sewer infrastructure, and post-disaster recovery. Sub-award partners include Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Louisiana Housing Corporation, Louisiana Works, and the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation. The parish's grant portfolio centers on operating urban transit, managing homelessness and housing assistance, maintaining municipal airports, and delivering post-disaster infrastructure recovery and environmental restoration across the parish's coastal communities in Lake Pontchartrain Basin areas classified as disadvantaged under climate and natural-hazard criteria.