Schools and Roads - Grants to Counties
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.666
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- 58 $14,304,303 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Direct payments to States
- Assistance types
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- Formula Grant
- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 12-9921-0-2-999
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service administers the Schools and Roads — Grants to Counties program (CFDA 10.666) to provide stable, predictable funding to counties containing National Forest System lands, with the most recent grant award disbursed on September 19, 2025.
The program offsets revenue losses to rural counties whose tax base is limited by the presence of federal land. Funding supports public schools, public roads, and other municipal services across more than 700 counties in the United States and Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants are U.S. counties containing National Grasslands or Land Utilization Projects. Payments are made in March of each year. Program funding divides into three categories: Title I for roads and schools, Title II for projects on federal lands, and Title III for county projects. Recent awarded activities include county road maintenance and improvements, water system development, environmental assessments, forest health and thinning education, and stormwater management projects such as sustainable parking-lot and road construction to reduce runoff and improve water quality.
The program distributed $14.3 million in combined federal dollars obligated across 58 grants over its funding history. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Formula Grants, which account for 69 percent of awards (40 grants), with smaller shares of Project Grants (24 percent, 14 awards) and Cooperative Agreements (7 percent, 4 awards). The Department of Agriculture Forest Service centrally funds 57 of 58 awards ($14.2 million federal dollars), with the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region funding one award at $125 thousand. Award activity has been sporadic in recent years; the portfolio shows one award in 2025, one in 2013, two in 2011, six in 2010, and two in 2009, with the earliest grant dating to October 2002.
Representative recent awards include a $250,992 Project Grant to Kennard Independent School District (September 2025) for limestone-base pavement on campus parking lots and roads to reduce stormwater runoff into Cochino Creek; a $601,065 Project Grant for FDR 512 Young Road Maintenance (December 2010); and a $161,478 Cooperative Agreement for payments to Weld County from National Grassland receipts (October 2003). Formula Grants in the portfolio range from under one hundred dollars to nearly $5.8 million, reflecting variable county allocations from national grassland revenue sharing. The source provides no information about open or recently posted grant opportunities under this program.
Objective and description
- Objective
The objective of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act is to provide stable and predictable payments to Counties containing National Forest System lands in order to offset revenue losses resulting from declines in timber recei
- Description
The Secure Rural Schools program provides critical funding for schools, roads, and other municipal services to more than 700 counties across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The program was established to support rural counties whose tax base was limited by the growing amount of Federal land. The funding is divided into three distinct categories: Title I for roads and schools, Title II for projects on Federal lands, and Title III for county projects.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible applicants are counties of the United States containing National Grassland or a Land Utilization Projects.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Counties within the United States
- Uses of assistance
To be used for the benefit of public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the National Grassland or LUP's are situated.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The payments will be made in March of each year.
How to apply
- Award procedure
Contact your County Secure Rural Schools Program coordinator.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 58 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Of Gila | $601,065 | 4% |
| 2 | County Of Flathead | $165,530 | 1% |
| 3 | Kennard Independent School District | $125,496 | 1% |
| 4 | Arizona Dept Of Game And Fish | $100,267 | 1% |
| 5 | Apache County | $57,000 | <1% |
| 6 | The Town Of Pinetop-Lakeside | $52,380 | <1% |
| 7 | County Of Yavapai | $47,266 | <1% |
| 8 | County Of Amite | $38,759 | <1% |
| 9 | Whitefish Lake Institute | $34,600 | <1% |
| 10 | Folsom Volunteer Fire Department | $32,300 | <1% |
10 of 16 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | $26,565 |
| FY2013 | $31,259 |
| FY2012 | $47,265 |
| FY2011 | $662,894 |
| FY2010 | $89,300 |
| FY2009 | $69,000 |
| FY2008 | $11,040 |
| FY2004 | $7,232,009 |
| FY2003 | $5,741,070 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.666?
Assistance Listing 10.666 is Schools and Roads - Grants to Counties, a federal grant program run by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Schools and Roads - Grants to Counties?
Its CFDA number is 10.666: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 10.666 awarded?
58 grant awards under 10.666 have obligated $14,304,303 in federal funds to 16 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 10.666?
The recipients obligated the most under Schools and Roads - Grants to Counties are County Of Gila ($601,065), County Of Flathead ($165,530) and Kennard Independent School District ($125,496).
How much did 10.666 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 10.666 obligated $26,565 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
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