County Of Chemung

County Of Chemung, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Elmira, New York, receives federal grants as a prime recipient for fixed-route transit operations, airport infrastructure, public safety, environmental remediation, and social services sub-awards flowing through New York State agencies, with no federal contract prime position but substantial grant activity across the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Health and Human Services.

County Of Chemung operates primarily as a federal grant recipient (36% of 469 total awards in the source data) and as a sub-recipient on pass-through grants from New York State agencies (64% sub-award share). The county's grant portfolio centers on four capability domains: transit operations and capital equipment for Chemung County Transit Authority (CTRAN), airport infrastructure and equipment at the Elmira regional airport complex in Horseheads, New York, public safety collaboration grants addressing violent crime, and solid waste infrastructure development. The county also functions as an administrative pass-through entity for federal human services sub-awards from New York State to local service providers and departments within Chemung County.

Federal Transit Administration grants dominate the prime grant footprint. Representative FTA awards include $6.764 million (CFDA 20.507, Formula Grant, August 2025) for CTRAN preventive maintenance and operating expenses during 2024; $2.396 million (CFDA 20.507, Formula Grant, May 2026) for CTRAN fixed-route operating assistance during 2025; $1.453 million (CFDA 20.526, Formula Grant, September 2024) for purchase of six replacement buses (two 30-foot diesel and four 30-foot gas units); and $830 thousand (CFDA 20.507, Formula Grant, September 2024) for FY2022–2023 Section 5311 funds transferred to Section 5307 for CTRAN operating assistance and mobility management. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $4.868 million (CFDA 20.106, Project Grant, August 2023) for reconstruction of 23,600 square yards of existing Tango Apron pavement at the airport; $1.575 million (CFDA 20.106, Project Grant, August 2025) for terminal building roof reconstruction (17,800 square feet); $1.055 million (CFDA 20.106, Formula Grant, September 2024) for runway, taxiway, and lighting reconstruction and rehabilitation (design phase); $532 thousand (CFDA 20.106, Project Grant, August 2024) for airport master plan and pavement management plan updates; and $436 thousand (CFDA 20.106, Project Grant, August 2025) for rehabilitation of a 22,000-square-foot snow removal equipment storage building. The Community Oriented Policing Services Office awarded $175 thousand (CFDA 16.710, Project Grant, October 2025 through September 2027) to support multi-agency violent crime collaboration involving the Chemung Sheriff's Office and City of Elmira Police Department, including targeted patrol operations, training, and community outreach. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded funding under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) program (March 2024 through February 2027) to construct a new composting facility at a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant site in Elmira, with deliverables including facility construction, table grinder purchase, and waste diversion initiatives. A sub-award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (March 2026) funds nature-based stormwater infrastructure in Elmira, including permeable pavers, street trees, and underground infiltration basins to mitigate overflow events.

The county's sub-award activity is dominated by pass-through grants from New York State agencies. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) serve as prime grantees on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Child Support Services (CSS), and Intensive Case Management Services (ICMSS) programs, with County of Chemung receiving monthly sub-awards in 2024, 2025, and 2026 for local administration and service delivery. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation passed through Sub-award funding for the Milton Street Surface Transportation Program (STP) replacement project. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued a sub-award for Byrne JAG Law Enforcement Equipment (December 2024).

Customer concentration by award count centers on Health and Human Services sub-awards (218 awards across three listed HHS Administration for Children and Families entries in the top-customer block, representing administration of state-pass-through human services grants), the Federal Transit Administration (55 awards, primarily formula grants for CTRAN), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (32 awards), and the Federal Aviation Administration (via individual airport project grants). The vendor serves 21 distinct customer agencies in aggregate. Combined potential value across all 469 awards stands at $2 million against $402.5 million in obligations — a ratio reflecting that the vast majority of the county's federal dollars are obligated against mature grants whose potential values are fully drawn.

Activity has grown significantly in the past three years: 10 awards in 2022, 22 in 2023, 129 in 2024, 105 in 2025, and 40 year-to-date in 2026. The spike in 2024 and sustained elevated volume in 2025 reflect the cumulative pass-through of state-administered human services sub-awards flowing monthly from OTDA and OCFS, each of which generates a separate award record. Six awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure centered on transit formula grants and airport improvement project phases. The parent vehicle footprint includes a General Services Administration Basic Ordering Agreement (GS02B23286) carrying 51 task orders valued at $105 thousand combined potential value, though this vehicle's presence in the data is unusual for a local government entity and likely reflects administrative or facility-lease arrangement rather than core mission work.

County Of Chemung operates three named subsidiaries: the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency and Chemung County Nursing Facility, both U.S. local government entities, alongside the parent County entity itself. The county does not compete on federal contracts and carries no federal contract prime awards or SBA certifications; its federal footprint is grant-recipient focused, anchored to transportation, infrastructure, and social services delivery in Chemung County, New York.