Board Of County Commissioners, Butler County

Board Of County Commissioners, Butler County Community Development Division, doing business as Commissioners Office, is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio, that acts as a federal grant recipient managing affordable housing, homelessness services, community development, and airport infrastructure programs across Butler County. The entity operates as a prime recipient on 91% of recent federal awards and as a sub-recipient on 9%, with no contracting footprint—all work is grant-funded.

The recipient's capability portfolio centers on HUD community development and housing programs. Recent prime grant work includes a $1,600,847 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) award from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (awarded September 1, 2026, performance through August 31, 2027) funding permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems in Hamilton; a $766,119.62 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) formula grant (awarded September 25, 2025, completion September 30, 2034) supporting affordable housing rehabilitation and tenant-based rental assistance; and a $2,302,377.78 Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) award (awarded August 14, 2023, completion August 13, 2027) for runway rehabilitation at Hamilton-area airports. The entity also manages Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.218) on a formula basis for neighborhood improvement and economic opportunity activities.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to HUD. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 57 of 74 total awards in the recent portfolio. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region provides nine awards for airport infrastructure, the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds four awards (school meal programs via sub-awards from the Ohio Department of Education), and the Department of Justice supplies two awards related to victim services and drug court funding. The top five funding agencies account for 99% of recent awards.

The entity operates as a sub-recipient on school lunch and breakfast programs through the Ohio Department of Education and on victim advocacy and court services work through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Activity has averaged roughly five to seven awards annually over the past five years (2022–2025), with six awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The entity is a child entity under the parent vendor Butler County Ohio (UEI L83CVXMVKRN9), which also serves as a federal grant recipient.