Federal contractor · ELLICOTT CITY, MD

HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND received $41.4K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 2 awards (+236% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $407.6K. Its largest customer was Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($41.4K). It also received $21.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$41.4K
New awards
2
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
LJPAM296M118
Other than small businessGovernment entity
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 48KFY2017
  2. 45.2KFY2018
  3. 42.7KFY2019
  4. 50.4KFY2020
  5. 34.6KFY2021
  6. 50.4KFY2022
  7. 41.1KFY2023
  8. 41.5KFY2024
  9. 12.3KFY2025
  10. 41.4KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$41.4K100%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$41.4K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Howard County, MD$41.4K100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $41.4K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $41.4K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$41.4K
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. FY 2025- FEPA HOWARD COUNTY$45.7K
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission· Howard County, MD· Professional services· Aug 21, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026· 45310025C0028
  2. FY26 FEPA HOWARD COUNTY OF MARYLAND (INC)$42K
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission· Howard County, MD· Professional services· Apr 8, 2026 – Apr 29, 2026· 45310026C0059

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND received $21.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 37 actions (34 new awards), −14% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers ($17.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$21.1M
New awards
34
Actions
37
Since FY2021
$203.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 97.6MFY2021
  2. 16.3MFY2022
  3. 21.6MFY2023
  4. 22.6MFY2024
  5. 24.5MFY2025
  6. 21.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$17.7M84%
  2. Grants$3.3M16%

Top programs

  1. 14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$17.7M84%
  2. 66.202 · Congressionally Mandated Projects$1.4M6.8%
  3. 14.218 · Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants$1.3M6.3%
  4. 14.879 · Mainstream Vouchers$786.3K3.7%
  5. 14.239 · Home Investment Partnerships Program$510.2K2.4%
  6. 14.267 · Continuum of Care Program$56.9K0.3%
  7. 21.023 · Emergency Rental Assistance Program-$757.6K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$18.5M88%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  2. Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$1.9M9.0%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  3. Environmental Protection Agency$1.4M6.8%

Largest awards

  1. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$7.6M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· MD023VO0292
  2. PURPOSE: THROUGH THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE GRANTEES WILL DESIGNATE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS PAYMENT OF…$7.6M
    21.023 · Emergency Rental Assistance Program· Departmental Offices· Direct payment for specified use· May 7, 2021 – Sep 15, 2026· ERAE0155
  3. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$4.2M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 22, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025· MD023VO0281
  4. PURPOSE: THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THE…$3.1M
    14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers· Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing· Direct payment for specified use· Mar 24, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026· MD023VO0284
  5. DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A HAULED GREASE ACCEPTANCE…$1.4M
    66.202 · Congressionally Mandated Projects· Environmental Protection Agency· Cooperative agreement· May 12, 2026 – May 12, 2026· 953A0267
  6. PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO…$1.3M
    14.218 · Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Formula grant· Dec 22, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025· B-25-UC-24-0012

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $2.4M (17 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. HERITAGE HOUSING PARTNERS CORPORATION$1.1M48%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 3 subawards
  2. REBUILDING TOGETHER HOWARD COUNTY, INC.$332.4K14%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 2 subawards
  3. THE HOWARD COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION$291K12%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 3 subawards
  4. BRIDGES TO HOUSING STABILITY, INC.$140.5K5.9%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward
  5. COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, INC.$111.5K4.7%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward
  6. COLUMBIA HOUSING CENTER, INC.$110K4.6%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward
  7. COORDINATING CENTER FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE, INC$89.6K3.8%
    MILLERSVILLE, MD · 3 subawards
  8. THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY, INC.$70K2.9%
    ELLICOTT CITY, MD · 1 subaward
  9. GRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER INC$50K2.1%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward
  10. HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY INC$39K1.6%
    COLUMBIA, MD · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $1.9M (10 subawards)

7 primes

  1. STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LICENSING & REGULATION$601.8K31%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  2. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND$475.7K25%
    CROWNSVILLE, MD · 3 subawards
  3. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$436.2K22%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  4. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE$260.5K13%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  5. CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST$85.4K4.4%
    ANNAPOLIS, MD · 1 subaward
  6. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEM$46.6K2.4%
    REISTERSTOWN, MD · 1 subaward
  7. TRANSPORTATION, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF$35K1.8%
    GLEN BURNIE, MD · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.1M paid out · $5.1M received
  • FY2022: $1.2M paid out · $2.4M received
  • FY2023: $1M paid out · $2.6M received
  • FY2024: $3.3M paid out · $2.4M received
  • FY2025: $1.1M paid out · $2.4M received
  • FY2026: $2.4M paid out · $1.9M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

15 companies · $11.1M reported

  1. HERITAGE HOUSING PARTNERS CORPORATION$2.1M
    COLUMBIA, MD · 6 subawards
  2. THE HOWARD COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION$2M
    COLUMBIA, MD · 13 subawards
  3. REBUILDING TOGETHER HOWARD COUNTY, INC.$1.4M
    COLUMBIA, MD · 8 subawards

Primes that pay it

12 companies · $16.8M reported

  1. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEM$4.1M
    REISTERSTOWN, MD · 14 subawards
  2. STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LICENSING & REGULATION$3.5M
    BALTIMORE, MD · 15 subawards
  3. HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MD DEPT OF$2.8M
    LANHAM, MD · 5 subawards

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Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 1 market (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HOPI TRIBE$95.2K+9.3% in FY2026
    KYKOTSMOVI VILLAGE, AZ · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEqual Employment Opportunity Commission · Social advocacy organizations
  2. WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES$95.1K+9.6% in FY2026
    ANADARKO, OK · 99.9% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEqual Employment Opportunity Commission · Social advocacy organizations
  3. SEMINOLE NATION OF OKLAHOMA, THE$95.1K+9.6% in FY2026
    WEWOKA, OK · 99.9% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEqual Employment Opportunity Commission · Social advocacy organizations

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.