Big Horn County

Big Horn County, doing business as Big Horn County Clerk, is a U.S. local government entity (county) headquartered in Basin, Wyoming that receives federal grants as a prime recipient for transportation and aviation infrastructure projects, alongside sub-awards for emergency management and public health workforce support from the Department of Health and Human Services and related state pass-through agencies.

Big Horn County's federal footprint consists entirely of grant work rather than federal contracts; the county has not held prime contracting awards. The vendor operates as a prime grant recipient on 26 awards (57% of the total) and as a sub-recipient on 20 awards (43%). Recent prime grants center on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) projects and a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Infrastructure Investments grant (CFDA 20.933). Representative prime work includes a $2.25 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant obligated August 14, 2025 to rehabilitate 5,200 linear feet of existing paved Runway 9/27 at Cowley airport (completion August 13, 2029); a $157,500 FHWA National Infrastructure Investments grant awarded May 7, 2026 for reconstruction of Orchard Bench Road (completion August 31, 2029); and two FAA terminal building construction grants at Cowley airport ($340,180 for airport master plan updates obligated August 7, 2023, and $237,750 for airport master plan updates obligated June 8, 2023). Additional prime grants include FAA runway lighting and visual guidance system installations, American Rescue Plan Act economic relief to airports during COVID-19, and formula grants for airport operations support.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the FAA Northwest Mountain Region, which accounts for 16 awards, with seven additional awards from the FAA national office and five from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as sub-awards routed through the Department of Health and Human Services. These three agencies account for 65% of all awards. The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Region and the Federal Highway Administration account for one award each.

As a sub-recipient, Big Horn County performs emergency management coordinator payroll, workforce development, vaccine procurement, and equipment purchases (generators, firewalls, emergency alert systems) funded through Department of Health Wyoming and CDC pass-through grants. One sub-award dated June 24, 2026 covers emergency management coordinator payroll expenses; others span 2021 through 2025 and include training, travel, equipment procurement, and public health workforce support.

Activity peaked in 2024 with seven awards, declining to two awards in both 2025 and 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value across all 46 awards is $29 thousand; however, obligated dollars total $16.6 million, indicating that the source's potential-value aggregation does not capture the full scope of grant funding. One award completes within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the immediate term.