Dickinson County

Dickinson County (doing business as Dickinson County Register Of Deeds), a U.S. county government entity headquartered in Iron Mountain, Michigan, is a federal grant recipient focused on airport infrastructure modernization and pavement rehabilitation at Ford Airport in Iron Mountain. The county operates as a prime recipient on airport improvement grants issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and as a sub-recipient on human-services grants flowing through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, with no direct federal contract prime or sub-contractor activity.

Dickinson County's federal footprint centers on three capability domains. The largest is airport infrastructure — runway, taxiway, and apron pavement resealing, resurfacing, and reconstruction funded under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). Representative prime grants include a $3.67 million FAA project grant (September 2025) to reconstruct an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building at Ford Airport, a $1.25 million FAA project grant (August 2026) to reconstruct 20,000 square yards of southeast apron pavement, and a $384,170 FAA grant (June 2026) for pavement resealing across multiple runway and taxiway surfaces. The second domain is human-services grant sub-awards routed through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, including child and parent legal representation and Title IV-D cooperative reimbursement sub-grants (awards through October 2025). The third domain is property leasing; Dickinson County holds 15 awards under GSA Basic Ordering Agreement GS05B17529 for lease or rental of office buildings, carrying $3.9 million in combined potential value and representing 70 task orders.

Customer concentration is diffuse. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 44% of all awards: the GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office (15 awards, $3.9 million combined potential value), the FAA Great Lakes Region (15 awards), the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (9 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (9 awards), and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (3 awards, $310 thousand). The FAA dominates the airport-infrastructure grants portfolio, while GSA anchors the office-leasing vehicle. Award activity has declined from eight awards in 2023 to three in both 2025 and 2026 year to date. The county has received $25.3 million in actual obligations against a combined potential value of $9.8 million across 116 awards since 2005, reflecting the distinction between federal grant commitments and actual drawdowns. Work is performed at Iron Mountain, Michigan, with grant completion dates extending through August 2030 on the major infrastructure projects.