County Of Fergus

County Of Fergus, a local government entity headquartered in Lewistown, Montana, functions as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient across airport infrastructure modernization, public health emergency preparedness, and community substance-abuse prevention programs. The county does not hold federal contracts or serve as a contract prime or sub; all federal transacting occurs through grant channels, where County Of Fergus operates as prime recipient (64% of recent awards) or subordinate sub-recipient to state agencies including the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, Montana Board of Crime Control, and Montana Department of Military Affairs.

County Of Fergus's recent federal grant activity centers on airport infrastructure funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region has awarded the county two major project grants in the past year: a $6.47 million Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) project grant on September 15, 2025, for comprehensive airfield pavement maintenance and rehabilitation at Lewistown-area airports, including reconstruction of 5,022 linear feet of taxiways, resurfacing of runways 13/31 and 8/26, and resealing of over 19,800 square yards of apron surface (completion September 14, 2029), and a $615,789 project grant on September 12, 2025, for Phase 1 reconstruction of a 25,438 square-foot sponsor-owned hangar at Lewistown airport (completion September 11, 2029). A third FAA grant of $144,210 awarded July 1, 2026, funds the final construction phase of hangar reconstruction (completion June 30, 2030). Earlier grants from the Federal Aviation Administration include a June 22, 2022, formula grant for taxiway A and B rehabilitation, now completed, and two American Rescue Plan Act economic relief project grants from January 2022 supporting airport operations, personnel, cleaning, and sanitization at Lewistown and Winifred, Montana airports.

Beyond airports, County Of Fergus receives federal public health funding as a sub-recipient from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services under CDC programs including the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program, immunizations programs, and epidemiology and laboratory capacity (EPI-WW). The county also received a September 30, 2022, Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) project grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to support the Central Montana Youth Challenge coalition's substance-abuse prevention initiatives through 2027. In its sub-recipient role, County Of Fergus has engaged with the Montana Board of Crime Control on victim-witness assistance programming serving a tri-county region and with the Montana Department of Military Affairs on post-disaster road and bridge restoration work.

The combined potential value of recent prime and sub grants stands at $442 thousand with $22.2 million in obligated dollars. Activity was heaviest in 2022 (seven awards) and has declined since, with four awards in 2026 and only one award facing recompete completion in the next twenty-four months. The county holds a named subsidiary, the Fergus Conservation District, a state government entity, though that structure does not appear to modify the federal grant footprint documented in the award history.