County Of Clarke

County of Clarke, Mississippi, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Quitman, Mississippi, acts as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure and natural-resource conservation projects, with 94% of recent awards held as the prime recipient and 6% as a sub-recipient. The county does not hold federal contracts; all activity flows through federal grant programs administered by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region and the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service.

County of Clarke's federal footprint centers on two capability areas. Airport infrastructure dominates the active pipeline: reconstruction and modernization of runway and taxiway lighting systems, installation of precision approach path indicators, hangar reconstruction, and fuel-farm rehabilitation at Quitman Regional Airport. The most recent award, dated August 12, 2026, grants $386,585 from FAA under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to reconstruct runway and taxiway lighting and install a precision approach path indicator for Runway 16/34, with performance extending through August 11, 2030. An August 18, 2025 award of $226,589 under the same program funds hangar reconstruction under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expanded-eligibility provisions, completing August 17, 2029. A September 12, 2023 award funds fuel-farm improvements including a self-service fuel pump and rehabilitation of existing fueling components, with completion scheduled for September 11, 2027. The second capability area is natural-resource conservation: a July 29, 2022 cooperative agreement with the National Resources Conservation Service funded bank stabilization along County Road 457 under IIJA appropriations, completing May 3, 2023. The county also received American Rescue Plan Act pandemic-relief funding (January 27, 2022, $amount unspecified) for airport operations and sanitization through January 26, 2026.

Customer concentration reflects the narrow grant portfolio: the FAA Southern Region accounts for 9 awards and the National Resources Conservation Service for 11 awards, together covering 94% of recent awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $5 million. As a sub-recipient, County of Clarke received bridge-replacement funding via the Mississippi Department of Transportation on April 3, 2026, for County Road 670 bridge work. Activity trajectory shows episodic award cycles rather than sustained growth — three awards in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2023, one in 2025, and two in 2026 — with only one award (combined potential value unspecified) reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure.