County Of Dickinson

County of Dickinson, operating through its Emergency Management division, is a U.S. local government entity based in Abilene, Kansas, that has established itself as an active recipient of federal grant funding across multiple mission areas. The county serves as a prime grantee for transportation safety and environmental conservation initiatives while simultaneously functioning as a subrecipient for public health and nutrition programs administered through the state of Kansas. As a county government entity, Dickinson County leverages federal grant awards to enhance critical infrastructure, public safety systems, and community health services that benefit its residents and natural resources.

Dickinson County's federal grant portfolio demonstrates substantial diversification across transportation, environmental conservation, public health, and nutrition sectors. As a prime grantee, the county received a $192,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939) awarded on December 17, 2025, which supports the development of a comprehensive safety action plan, data analysis, stakeholder engagement, feasibility studies, and infrastructure enhancements through December 2027. The county has also been a longstanding partner with the DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6, receiving Cooperative Agreements for fish passage and habitat restoration projects, including a 2021 agreement for designing and constructing a fish-friendly bridge to replace a culvert barrier on Lyons Creek and a 2022 agreement for comprehensive design work on stream crossing replacements to improve habitat connectivity for the endangered Topeka Shiner species. Additionally, Dickinson County functions as a subrecipient under the Kansas Department of Health & Environment for multiple federal grant programs, including recurring annual allocations under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) dating back to 2021, which fund local staff salaries, benefits, eligibility determination, nutrition education, and administrative costs; public health infrastructure funding awarded in January 2024 to support workforce development, organizational improvements, and health equity initiatives; and COVID-19 response funding from April 2021 that supported testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and mitigation efforts across the local health department.