County Of Baker

County Of Baker, doing business as Baker County Courthouse, is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Baker City, Oregon, that provides law enforcement services, land rental, wildfire management, emergency preparedness, and public health support to federal agencies as a prime recipient (38% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient flowing federal grant funding through state intermediaries (62% of awards). The entity operates exclusively in the grant space — no federal prime contracts — with all contract work consisting of small purchase orders under $500 thousand from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management.

County Of Baker's federal footprint centers on grant funding distributed through state pass-throughs and direct Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture awards. The top customer agencies by award count are the HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (17 awards) and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime unit (13 awards), accounting for 55% of all awards; however, by combined potential value, the Department of the Interior's BLM Oregon-Washington region (11 awards, $1.1 million combined potential value) and the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Region 6–Pacific Northwest Region (11 awards, $49 thousand combined potential value) dominate the $1.3 million combined potential value across the portfolio. The discrepancy reflects that the top customer agencies by count are driven by sub-recipient pass-throughs with minimal direct dollar value, while the Interior and Agriculture awards carry larger individual ceilings.

Recent representative work includes a $464 thousand law enforcement services purchase order from BLM Oregon-Washington Region running through September 30, 2030 (awarded October 1, 2025), a $246 thousand project grant from the Forest Service under the Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) for a Community Wildfire Protection Plan update through September 2028 (awarded September 11, 2023), a $100 thousand cooperative agreement from the Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) for sage-grouse habitat restoration and juniper removal in Baker County through September 30, 2029 (awarded June 1, 2024), and a slip-on tanker units project grant from the Interior Business Center through September 19, 2025 (awarded September 12, 2024).

County Of Baker acts as sub-recipient on numerous federal grant programs flowing through state intermediaries, particularly the Oregon Health Authority–Public Health (multiple awards under 2023–2027 public health financial assistance and substance abuse prevention agreements), the Oregon Department of Justice (victim services grants), and the Oregon Military Department (emergency management and rural fire district infrastructure). The entity also receives sub-awards under federal emergency management programs — Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) and body-worn camera equipment grants — routed through state emergency management offices. Activity has remained steady over the past five years, with 7 awards in 2022 rising to 17 in 2025 and 11 year-to-date in 2026. The portfolio spans 26 distinct customer agencies but concentrates around natural resources management (BLM, Forest Service), emergency preparedness (FEMA via state pass-through), and public health and victim services (HHS and DOJ via state intermediaries).