County Of Cumberland

County of Cumberland is a local government entity located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, that has maintained active registration with the federal government since April 2004 to receive federal contract and grant awards. As a U.S. county government, Cumberland County provides a comprehensive range of public services to its residents, including community development, social services, infrastructure maintenance, public safety, and aging services. The county serves as both a direct recipient of federal funding and a conduit for federal resources distributed to local organizations and service providers within its jurisdiction.

Through federal contracts, County of Cumberland has demonstrated specialized capabilities in healthcare delivery services. The county received four delivery order contracts from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, specifically through Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, between April 2021 and September 2023. These contracts, valued collectively at approximately $832,868.88, were firm fixed-price delivery orders for community nursing home services provided to support the VA's healthcare operations. The contracts covered sequential quarterly periods from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023, with ceiling values ranging from $164,886.60 to $249,944.96. None of these contracts carried set-aside designations, indicating they were awarded on a competitive basis without preferences for disadvantaged or minority-owned businesses. These contract awards reflect Cumberland County's capacity to deliver sustained clinical and supportive services to veteran populations in coordination with federal healthcare providers.

County of Cumberland has established itself as a substantial recipient of federal grant funding across multiple program areas administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal agencies. The county has received multiple rounds of formula grant funding through HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), with the most recent award of $535,074.50 made on December 8, 2025, to support affordable housing activities including rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental housing acquisition and construction, and tenant-based rental assistance. The county has also received recurring Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations from HUD's Community Planning and Development office, with awards dating from July 2022 through October 2024 to support community development activities benefiting low- and moderate-income persons. Additionally, Cumberland County received a $284,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance in October 2024 to expand forensic DNA analysis capabilities within the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office. As a subgrantee, the county has received numerous subawards from Pennsylvania state agencies, including the Department of Transportation (for bridge replacement and highway safety projects), the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (for senior supportive services, congregate and home-delivered meals, and preventive health services), the Crime and Delinquency Commission (for victim services and court accompaniment), the Department of Community and Economic Development (for homeless services, affordable housing development, and emergency shelter operations), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (for water quality initiatives and clean water planning), the Department of Agriculture (for emergency food assistance and Chesapeake Bay conservation), the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (for substance use disorder services), and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (for pre-disaster mitigation and public assistance programs). These grants collectively demonstrate the county's role as a regional hub for delivering federal and state-funded social services, infrastructure improvements, public safety support, and community development initiatives to residents across Cumberland County and neighboring regions.