Washington County Cmnty Devmnt

Washington County Cmnty Devmnt, doing business as Washington County Community Development Agency, is a U.S. local government entity based in Woodbury, Minnesota that receives federal housing and community development grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a prime recipient. The agency does not compete for federal contracts; it operates exclusively in the federal grant space, receiving formula allocations and project grants under HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office and Community Planning and Development programs, along with environmental remediation funding from EPA Region 5.

The agency's portfolio centers on public housing capital improvements, public housing operations and maintenance, Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) coordinator funding, and community development block grants (CDBG). Representative prime grant work includes a $222,885 Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) formula grant awarded April 2026 through March 2030 for capital and management activities including construction, acquisition, emergency repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and preventative maintenance on public housing units; a January 2026 through December 2026 Family Self-Sufficiency Project Grant (CFDA 14.866) funding FSS coordinator salaries and fringe benefits to serve families in public housing and housing choice voucher programs; and a Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) formula grant awarded January 2025 running through December 2031 supporting day-to-day operational expenses, maintenance, security, and resident supportive services. The agency also holds a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Cooperative Agreement from EPA Region 5 running through March 2026 to inventory, assess, and conduct cleanup planning for contaminated sites in Forest Lake, St. Paul Park, and Newport, Minnesota, with deliverables including Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, remedial action plans, and GIS mapping.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated with HUD. The top five agencies account for 93 percent of recent awards, with HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office dominating at 69 awards (63.9 percent of the portfolio), followed by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development with 20 awards, and HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner with 9 awards. The remaining one percent is split between EPA Region 5 and HUD's Policy Development and Research office. Washington County acts as prime recipient on 91 percent of awards (98 of 108) and as sub-recipient on nine percent, with recent sub-award work including CDBG administration, home improvement loan programs, affordable homeowner housing activities, and comprehensive housing counseling services delivered through the Minnesota Home Ownership Center.

The agency received four awards in 2026, nine in both 2025 and 2024, six in 2023, and five in 2022, indicating stable grant activity. Seven awards (combined obligated value not specified in the source) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore require recompete or renewal action. Total obligated dollars across all awards in the source data sum to $12.9 million.