County Of Brunswick

County Of Brunswick, a local government entity headquartered in Bolivia, North Carolina, operates as a federal grant recipient and federal contract prime, delivering environmental management, water infrastructure, public health, and judicial support services to civilian agencies through direct awards and pass-through funding from state intermediaries. The county does not hold parent contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs) and does not operate as a subcontractor to prime federal contractors; instead, it receives federal funding as a sub-recipient through North Carolina state agencies and as a direct prime grantee from federal agencies including the Economic Development Administration, EPA, FEMA, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

County Of Brunswick's recent federal footprint centers on infrastructure development and public health programming. On the contract side, the Department of the Army awarded a $600,000 firm fixed-price purchase order for Brunswick County mosquito control services beginning January 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2030, representing open competition (no set-aside). The county previously held a sole-source mosquito control contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers valued at $540,162.43 through December 2025. On the grant side, the Economic Development Administration funded a $9.751 million Project Grant (CFDA 11.307, Economic Adjustment Assistance) awarded September 3, 2025, to construct a 1-million-gallon elevated water tank and 16-inch waterline serving the Mid-Atlantic International Rail Park in Bolivia, with completion targeted for March 3, 2029. The EPA awarded a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.202, Congressionally Mandated Projects) on February 1, 2025, for design and engineering of wastewater lift station rehabilitation across twelve Brunswick County facilities, with completion by October 31, 2027. A second EPA Cooperative Agreement valued at $2.105 million (July 1, 2023) funded design and engineering for the Northwest Water Treatment Plant to Bell Swamp Water Transmission Project, completing December 31, 2026. FEMA awarded $482,688 in Port Security Grant Program funding (CFDA 97.056) on August 20, 2023, for port and transportation security infrastructure. SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment funded a $1.8 million Project Grant (September 30, 2023) for Brunswick County Adult Treatment Courts expansion, serving 330 participants across substance abuse and co-occurring disorder treatment, with completion by September 29, 2028.

Sub-recipient funding flows primarily through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, covering Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance), child support services, reproductive health and family planning, immunization programs, maternal and child health nutrition, and disaster recovery assistance. The Aviation Division (unspecified state or county agency) passes through funding for airport infrastructure including West Side Hangar Taxilanes and weather reporting equipment installation.

Recent activity shows growth: two awards in 2022, eight in 2023, fifteen in 2024, twenty-four in 2025, and five recorded by March 2026. The top customer agencies by award count are the Department of the Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (14 awards, $1.1 million combined potential value), FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (11 awards), and the Department of the Army (11 awards, $1.1 million). By potential value, Army agencies dominate, together accounting for approximately $2.2 million across 26 awards; the Army Corps of Engineers contributes three awards valued at $795 thousand. The county's work concentrates in water supply and irrigation systems (20 awards), insect and rodent control (9 awards in PSC housekeeping category), and exterminating and pest control services (4 awards), reflecting its geographic and operational focus on coastal North Carolina environmental and infrastructure management.