County Of Berks

County of Berks, Pennsylvania, doing business as Berks County Clerk of Courts, is a U.S. local government entity registered in SAM.gov since November 26, 2001, with headquarters at 633 Court Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. As a county government body, the entity provides a range of administrative and public services to its jurisdiction while also serving as a recipient of federal contract and grant funding to support community development, housing initiatives, workforce training, and public safety programs. The County of Berks leverages these federal resources to enhance local services and improve outcomes for residents across multiple service areas.

Through federal contract awards, County of Berks has historically provided emergency dispatch and emergency services support to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District. The county received four firm fixed-price purchase order contracts between December 2021 and December 2024, with cumulative values ranging from approximately $15,500 to $19,400 per contract, for providing dispatching services at Blue Marsh Lake and Beltzville Lake recreation areas managed by the Corps. These contracts were not designated with set-aside provisions and represented ongoing vendor relationships for the provision of operational dispatch services. The work was funded through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and demonstrates the county's capacity to deliver specialized emergency services on a recurring basis to federal facilities and operations.

County of Berks has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple programs administered primarily by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Agriculture. As a prime grant recipient, the county has secured HOME Investment Partnerships Program grants totaling over $1.2 million since 2021 for affordable housing activities including owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental housing development. Additionally, the county has received Emergency Solutions Grant awards exceeding $400,000 to support homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter operations, and rapid re-housing assistance. The county also holds Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations to support community development and economic opportunity initiatives for low- and moderate-income residents, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding for energy efficiency and conservation projects, and participates in sub-grant arrangements with state agencies including the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for workforce development services, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for employment advancement and family support programs, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging for supportive services and nutrition programs for seniors, the Crime and Delinquency Commission for victim services and forensic science improvements, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for disaster mitigation and resilience projects. These diverse grant portfolios demonstrate the county's role as a comprehensive community development and social services provider supporting vulnerable populations and infrastructure improvements within its jurisdiction.