Broome County

Broome County, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Binghamton, New York, receives federal grants as a prime recipient across transportation, community development, public health, and airport infrastructure programs. The county operates as a grant recipient only — it holds no federal prime contracts and no contract IDVs — and acts as a sub-recipient on passthrough awards from New York State agencies and nonprofit intermediaries at a much higher volume (76% of recent awards).

The county's federal footprint is heavily weighted toward sub-recipient grant awards flowing through New York State agencies. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, and the New York State Department of Health serve as the primary passthroughs, channeling federal block grants (TANF, Child Care, WIC, foster care support) to Broome County for local administration and service delivery. These sub-awards span workforce development, child welfare, temporary assistance, and nutrition programs with no dollar ceilings published in the source. A smaller but material stream of sub-awards comes from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, and the New York State Department of Labor, covering disaster recovery, traffic safety, and workforce training initiatives. The source lists 354 sub-awards (76% of total awards) with most recent sub-award activity dated May 29, 2026.

On the prime recipient side, Broome County has received direct federal grants totaling approximately $25.6 million in combined potential value. The largest prime awards cluster in FAA Airport Improvement Program funding (CFDA 20.106) for phased reconstruction and modernization of Binghamton Regional Airport terminal and airfield infrastructure, including taxiway rehabilitation, runway safety systems, snow removal equipment, and terminal building renovation across phases 4–8 (awards totaling $12.8 million, with ultimate completion dates extending through June 2030). The Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507, 20.526) has awarded $5.8 million for Broome County Transit operating assistance and fleet modernization, including purchase of six and seven electric replacement buses with charging infrastructure and preventive maintenance funding through 2027. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $478,400 under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) for a Binghamton metropolitan transportation safety action plan (September 2024–September 2026). The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded $294,839 for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011), placing volunteers aged 55 and older in mentoring roles with disadvantaged children. The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $6.3 million under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) for identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing through November 2027. The Department of Homeland Security awarded approximately $1.1 million across three transportation security awards. The source also references an HUD Economic Development Initiative community project funding award (CFDA unspecified) with ultimate completion through August 2032, scope and amount not detailed in the source.

Customer concentration is diffuse across federal and state passthroughs. The top five customer agencies by award count — Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (117 awards), the same agency appearing again in a second administrative split (69 awards), the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (63 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (59 awards) — together account for 73% of recent awards. By potential value, the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration leads with three awards worth $1.1 million combined, followed by the same HHS and DOT agencies that dominate award count. The divergence between count and value rankings reflects the sub-recipient model: many small passthrough awards for state-administered benefits programs versus fewer but larger direct federal infrastructure grants.

Activity has grown materially year over year, from 10 awards in 2022 to 153 in 2024, with 127 in 2025 and 50 awarded in the first half of 2026. Only five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating modest recompete exposure in the near term. The county's obligated dollars ($390.5 million) far exceed the combined potential value ($1.3 million) reported in the source, reflecting a data quality issue where sub-award dollar magnitudes are not separately published; the obligated figure likely captures real drawdowns and passthrough spending across the sub-recipient portfolio.

The corporate structure lists five subsidiaries, including the Broome County Airport Authority as a distinct entity and Hillcrest Fire Company Inc. as a nonprofit organization, though the source does not detail their independent award activity or operational separation from the parent county structure.