County Of Bernalillo

County of Bernalillo, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, receives federal grants as a prime recipient across criminal justice, transportation, public health, cultural heritage, and community development programs, with no federal contract footprint. The county operates as a prime grant recipient in 69% of its federal award activity and as a sub-recipient in 31%, capturing funding from 31 distinct federal agencies over the past two decades.

The county's grant portfolio centers on law enforcement, behavioral health, and victim support initiatives. Representative work includes a $498,042 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.033) awarded September 1, 2026, to develop four outdoor learning stations at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum reflecting Latino American history and culture, running through August 31, 2028. The Bureau of Justice Assistance funded a $147,633 project grant (CFDA 16.710) awarded October 1, 2025, for the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to operate Pathway to Public Safety, a high school-to-career law enforcement pipeline for juniors and seniors, running through September 30, 2027. The county received a $1.939 million grant from the Department of Transportation (CFDA 20.941, SMART Grants Program) awarded May 15, 2025, for smart city and community transportation technologies in the Albuquerque area, with completion targeted for November 14, 2026. Additional prime grants include $376,078 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745, awarded October 1, 2024) to expand the Community Assistance and Support Team (CAST) diversion program for individuals with behavioral and mental health disorders, and a $974,000 cooperative agreement from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.223, TIFIA Program, awarded April 15, 2024) supporting infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the I-40 Tradeport Corridor project benefiting rural and Native American communities across Arizona and New Mexico.

Customer concentration by funding agency is broad, reflecting the county's role as a regional service provider and grant recipient. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 40% of recent awards: the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance leads with 13 awards, followed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (9 awards), the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region (4 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 (4 awards), and the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (4 awards). No single customer dominates dollar value; activity clusters around criminal justice capacity-building, emergency management, environmental stewardship, and community infrastructure.

The county's sub-recipient activity reflects pass-through funding from state agencies. Sub-awards include grants from the New Mexico Department of Transportation for traffic enforcement and DWI-directed patrols (awarded October 1, 2025, and October 1, 2024), sub-grants from the State of New Mexico Public Education Department for school food authority reimbursement claims (October 1, 2025, and July 1, 2025), and a University of New Mexico sub-grant (September 2, 2025) for the Cultivating Bernalillo County Grow the Grower program, a beginner farmer training initiative. The county also received sub-awards from the New Mexico Department of Public Safety for sex offender registration and notification activities (SORNA, April 1, 2024) and officer safety training (June 18, 2025), and from the New Mexico Environment Department for stormwater and water quality studies (December 10, 2024, and March 4, 2025).

Award activity has grown modestly over the past five years — from five awards in 2022 to thirteen in 2025 — with two awards recorded in 2026 as of September. Across the full award history dating to 2004, the county holds 84 total awards (prime and sub combined) with $44.3 million in combined obligated dollars. Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete or renewal opportunity. The county does not hold federal contract vehicles or prime contract awards; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, reflecting its role as a local government recipient of community development, law enforcement, transportation, and cultural heritage funding.