County Of Effingham

Effingham County Board, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, operates as a sub-recipient on federal grants focused on social services, nutrition, transportation, and public health, with 98% of recent awards flowing through state intermediaries rather than direct federal prime awards. The entity serves as a pass-through recipient of federal funding administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

Effingham County Board's federal grant portfolio is heavily concentrated in two program areas. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Social Services Block Grant dominate the sub-award count, with dozens of sub-awards from the Illinois Department of Human Services spanning 2023 through 2026. Representative sub-awards include multiple WIC and Social Services Block Grant allocations dated July 11, 2023 through September 10, 2026, and corresponding sub-awards for WIC Special SNAP support. The county also receives paratransit vehicle funding through the Federal Transit Administration Section 5311 Formula Grant for Rural Areas, with sub-awards dated March 12, 2025 through August 18, 2025 covering two paratransit minivans, four medium-duty paratransit vehicles, and one super-medium-duty paratransit vehicle. Public health emergency preparedness funding flows through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via the Illinois Department of Public Health, with sub-awards for capability assessment and response workforce development dated October 17, 2023 through June 30, 2026. Transportation infrastructure sub-awards from the Illinois Department of Transportation include environmental assessment and hangar construction reimbursement for local-let projects dated February 6, 2026 and July 18, 2024.

Customer concentration reflects the structure of pass-through federal grant administration. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 44 awards (all routed through Illinois DHHS), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for 25 awards, the Federal Aviation Administration for 4 awards, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 3 awards, and the Rural Business Cooperative Services for 2 awards, covering 83% of recent sub-awards. The county holds one prime grant as a direct recipient: a Rural Business Development Cooperative (RBEG) grant from the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services with an award date of June 29, 2026 and ultimate completion date of June 29, 2028. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total six million dollars, with annual activity ranging from one award in 2020 to a peak of 43 awards in 2023, declining to 13 awards through mid-2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The county operates as a sub-recipient on federal grants, not as a federal contractor, and holds no federal contract vehicles or prime contract awards.