Bannock County

Bannock County, a county government entity headquartered in Pocatello, Idaho, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient for public safety, emergency management, and wildfire mitigation programs, and holds two small-value federal contracts. The county operates predominantly as a grant recipient (46% of recent awards as prime recipient) rather than as a traditional federal contractor, with an additional 54% of awards flowing through the county as a sub-recipient under state and local grant administrators.

Bannock County's federal footprint spans thirteen distinct customer agencies, concentrated among four primary funders that account for 65% of recent awards. The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration leads by award count (8 awards), with the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service R1-Northern Region each accounting for 3–5 awards. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region carries the only quantifiable potential value on the prime side ($6 thousand across 3 awards for radio site leases and law enforcement support). The county's two federal purchase orders — a $2,201.06 radio site lease at Kinport Peak awarded May 6, 2026, and a $4,000 Idaho Falls District Sheriff's Office contract awarded March 17, 2026, both from the Idaho Region — represent minimal contract activity.

Grant work dominates the county's federal engagement. As a prime recipient, Bannock County holds cooperative agreements and project grants from FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044) for emergency equipment and firefighting resources; from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for domestic violence victim services, mental health support, and court coordination ($374,990 project grant under CFDA 16.590, effective October 1, 2023); from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for technology improvements and criminal investigation equipment (block grants funding Toughbook replacements and digital evidence lockers); and from the Bureau of Land Management for hazardous fuels reduction on 550 acres across Crystal Springs, Lava Ranches, and Mink Creek areas (cooperative agreement effective September 9, 2024, through August 31, 2029). The Bannock County Sheriff's Office, named as a subsidiary entity, coordinates much of the county's law enforcement and public safety grant work.

Sub-recipient work flows largely through state intermediaries — the Idaho Department of Transportation (traffic enforcement mobilizations, seat-belt and impaired-driving campaigns under NHTSA subawards), the Idaho Department of Lands (wildfire hazard fuel treatment and landscape-level mitigation), the Idaho State Board of Education (National School Lunch Program distributions), and the Idaho Department of Transportation (emergency management grants). This state-pass-through structure accounts for the majority of the county's recent grant awards.

Activity peaked in 2023 with eleven awards, declined to seven in 2024, and has slowed to three in 2026 year-to-date. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $4.3 million against a combined potential value of $6 thousand, reflecting significant draw-down on grant awards. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $2 thousand). The county does not hold positions on federal contract vehicles or GWACs and does not operate as a federal contractor prime on IDIQs or BPAs.