County Of Dane

County Of Dane, doing business as Dane County City Hall, is a U.S. local government entity and county government headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, that operates as a federal grant recipient (29% of awards as prime recipient) and as a sub-recipient flowing federal pass-through funding from state agencies (71% of awards). The entity does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; its federal footprint is overwhelmingly grant-based, with no set-aside designations applicable to government entities.

Dane County's grant portfolio reflects its role administering community development, social services, public health, and environmental programs. As prime recipient, the county has secured $7 million from HUD under the Community Development Block Grant—PRO Housing Competition (CFDA 14.023) to develop and implement housing policy plans addressing local barriers to affordable housing production, with performance through September 2030. The county received $2,018,262 from HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to establish and operate permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and HMIS components addressing homelessness through March 2027. Additional recent prime awards include a $4,896,189.51 Federal Highway Administration grant (CFDA 20.205) for the "Charge Up Dane County" electric vehicle infrastructure project through December 2028, a $1,500,000 USDA Forest Service grant (CFDA 10.727) for urban and community forestry and workforce development through June 2029, a $1,397,000 NRCS Soil and Water Conservation cooperative agreement (CFDA 10.902) for phosphorus removal system upgrades at manure digester facilities through May 2030, and a $551,908.90 HUD HOME Investment Partnerships Program formula grant (CFDA 14.239) running through September 2034.

On the federal contract side, Dane County holds three small forensic and expert witness contracts with the Department of Justice and the FBI. The most recent, awarded January 27, 2025, carries a $11,165.48 ceiling for expert witness services to U.S. Attorney's Offices through September 2025. A definitive contract from DOJ's Headquarters Division (April 2024, $48,800 ceiling through April 2029) funds pediatric forensic services including on-site case consultations and consultations with investigators at the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. An FBI Headquarters Division purchase order (April 2023, $10,802.50 ceiling, completed April 2024) provided pediatric forensic services on a firm fixed-price basis.

Federal grant sub-awards dominate the portfolio at 346 awards (71% of total), flowing primarily through the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Sub-award activities center on human services administration including family foundations home visiting programs, child welfare and child care county contracts, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administration and food assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families support services, Medicaid administration (Badger Care Plus), aging and community living services (Title III programs), substance abuse treatment and prevention, mental health services, crisis intervention, and law enforcement support. Dane County Parks receives sub-awards for wildlife habitat restoration and pollinator conservation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including cooperative agreements for prairie and savanna restoration and bumble bee survey work.

Customer concentration across the portfolio reflects the pass-through and human-services-aligned structure. The top five funding agencies by award count—Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (70 awards), HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (62 awards), HHS Administration for Children and Families (59 awards), HHS Administration for Community Living (51 awards), and HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (41 awards)—account for 58% of all awards. By potential dollar value, the Department of Justice FBI Headquarters Division ranks first (6 awards, $81 thousand), followed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (11 awards, $43 thousand), but the combined potential value across all 490 awards is only $173 thousand against $187.8 million in obligated dollars, indicating that most awards carry obligated amounts far exceeding their ceiling values—a characteristic of formula and entitlement grants and pass-through sub-awards that distribute actual program funds rather than contract ceilings. Seven awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.