County Of Fauquier

County Of Fauquier, Management And Budget Division, a U.S. local government entity based in Warrenton, Virginia, is primarily a federal grant recipient (45% prime grants, 55% sub-award pass-through funding) with no federal contract prime or subcontract footprint. The county does not compete under set-asides; it receives direct federal project grants and formula grants and administers sub-award allocations to state agencies and local service providers.

County Of Fauquier's grant portfolio centers on three distinct capability areas. Airport infrastructure modernization dominates recent prime grant work through the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106 and 20.116). A June 2026 FAA project grant of $488,151.58 funds Phase 1 design for runway rehabilitation at Warrenton Airport, including reconstruction of Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) and Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) systems for Runway 15-33, rehabilitation of 5,000 feet of paved runway surface, and runway lighting system upgrades, with completion targeted for June 2030. A September 2024 FAA formula grant of $419,521.11 supports design-phase taxiway rehabilitation and lighting upgrades at the same airport, completing September 2028. A second September 2024 FAA project grant of $378,500 funds master plan narrative development for the Warrenton airport, also concluding September 2028. A December 2021 FAA American Rescue Plan Act project grant supported airport operations, personnel costs, cleaning and sanitization during the COVID-19 pandemic, completing December 2025. Emergency response staffing represents the second major grant program. The county received a $7.3 million Federal Emergency Management Agency SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, CFDA 97.083) project grant on March 23, 2026, for hiring and retention of frontline firefighters within county fire departments through March 2029. This follows a $4.65 million SAFER award from February 2022 through February 2025, demonstrating sustained federal investment in local firefighting capacity.

County Of Fauquier's sub-award activity is substantial and diverse. The Virginia Department of Social Services serves as the prime grantee on the majority of sub-awards, with the county allocating federal funds to local social service programs including domestic violence advocacy, victim services, and general budget allocation of Human Services Block Grants (latest allocations dated October 2025). The Virginia Department of Transportation passes federal highway and safety grants through to the county for streetscaping and sidewalk improvements along Main Street in Warrenton (July 2024 and July 2025) and Safe Routes to School construction at Grace Miller Elementary School (June 2025). The Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia directs SAFER grant funds to the county for victim services advocacy, with sub-awards dated July 2023, July 2024, and July 2025 supporting 24-hour crisis response, legal services for protective orders, emergency shelter, and outreach to domestic violence survivors. Top customer agencies by award count cover 66% of all awards and are led by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (17 awards), FAA Eastern Region (11 awards), and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (9 awards).

Award activity has grown substantially, from two awards in 2022 to a peak of sixteen in 2024, with fourteen in 2025 and two recorded as of mid-2026. Combined dollars obligated across the portfolio total $43.8 million. County Of Fauquier operates across sixteen distinct federal customer agencies and does not hold federal contract vehicles, GWACs, BPAs, or IDIQs. Its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based, operating as a direct recipient of project and formula grants and as a sub-recipient or pass-through entity for federal funds administered by Virginia state agencies.