Berkeley County Commission

Berkeley County Commission, a U.S. local government entity serving approximately 126,000 residents in Martinsburg, West Virginia, acts as a federal grant recipient (56% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient across justice, emergency management, substance abuse treatment, and public safety grant programs. The entity does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of federal grant awards from the Department of Justice, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy.

The county's grant-funded capability portfolio centers on community policing and law enforcement support, opioid and substance use disorder treatment and prevention, crisis intervention and mental health services, and emergency preparedness and response. Recent prime grant awards include a $3.0 million three-year Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant (CFDA 97.083) from FEMA awarded March 23, 2026 to fund firefighter hiring and retention; a $625,000 five-year COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) grant effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030 to expand community policing and crime prevention capacity; a $744,708 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the 23rd Judicial Circuit Adult Drug Court Program, which provides evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and wraparound services to 100 individuals over four years; and a $900,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-Based Program (COSSAP) grant (CFDA 16.585) awarded October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 to deliver peer recovery services and mental health support to at-risk youth and families in partnership with Berkeley County Schools. The county also holds a $767,126 FEMA grant (CFDA 97.132) for targeted violence and terrorism prevention community awareness activities.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the Department of Justice ecosystem. The Bureau of Justice Assistance accounts for 19 awards across its grant portfolio; the Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy accounts for 7 awards; and the Community Oriented Policing Program accounts for 4 awards. Together these three funding sources represent approximately 73% of the county's recent award count. The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other DOJ offices round out the active customer set. Total federal grant dollars obligated across all 48 awards (prime and sub combined) is $20.3 million.

The county operates as a sub-recipient on federal grants administered through Mercyhurst University (carrying sub-awards for case management, drug screening, and peer recovery coaching for opioid intervention programs, with awards dated July 1, 2023 through November 1, 2025), the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (sub-awards for adult mental health peer coach and screening services, October 2023 through November 2024), Go33 Justice & Community Services (substance use and mental health treatment expansion, December 2021 and October 2023), and other state and local partners. The county also receives sub-awards for emergency management planning and grant support (EMPG allowable costs) and equipment procurement (SWAT nightvision goggles, cybersecurity upgrades).

Activity has been volatile but remains active. Award volume peaked at eleven awards in 2023, declined to six in 2024, recovered slightly to five in 2025, and shows one award to date in 2026. Only two awards in the pipeline face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, signaling limited near-term recompete exposure. Corporate structure includes three subsidiaries: West Virginia Local Health Incorporated, Berkeley County Fire Service Board, Inc., and County of Berkeley, each organized as non-profit entities or local government units, which align with the county's grant focus on health, fire services, and local government administration.