County Of Franklin

County Of Franklin, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Preston, Idaho, receives federal grants and contracts for local public infrastructure, airport operations, and law enforcement support as the prime recipient, with no involvement as a federal contractor or subcontractor on commercial contracts. The county operates as a government entity with named subsidiaries including the City of Franklin and local hospital and community development authorities, delivering infrastructure management, public safety, and resource conservation services across eight distinct federal agencies with no set-aside designation applicable to government entities.

The county's federal award footprint centers on three capability areas. First, airport infrastructure and operations: the Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region has funded Preston Municipal Airport improvements across multiple cycles, including a $450 thousand master plan update grant (September 2024, completion September 2028), two separate equipment acquisition grants totaling $625 thousand for snow removal equipment (September 2025, completion September 2029), runway and taxiway reconstruction with 100% federal share under the American Rescue Plan Act (July 2021, completion July 2025), and an American Rescue Plan Act economic relief grant for pandemic-related airport operational support (December 2021, completion December 2025). Second, natural resource management: the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region funded noxious and invasive weed treatment on BLM-managed and adjacent private lands in Franklin County through a cooperative agreement (September 2025, completion September 2030), targeting 100 to 150 acres annually using mechanical, chemical, and biological methods against dyer's woad, musk thistle, houndstongue, and poison hemlock. The National Resources Conservation Service funded a Cub River flood control and agricultural water management planning effort (June 2024, completion June 2027). Third, law enforcement: the county executed a single sheriff patrol services contract with the Department of the Interior (February 2026, $4 thousand ceiling, completion June 2031) and receives multiple subawards from the Idaho Department of Transportation for traffic safety enforcement campaigns, including the Click It, Don't Risk It campaign, impaired driving mobilizations, and the county Sheriff's participation in the 402 traffic enforcement grant program across October 2023 and October 2024.

Customer concentration aligns with the county's operational geography and federal land management exposure. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region leads the portfolio with nine awards valued at $44 thousand combined potential value, and the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region places nine awards across airport infrastructure and equipment grants. The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contributes six awards tied to traffic enforcement subawards through Idaho DOT. Four additional agencies (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Rural Housing Service, and others) round out the customer set, accounting for the remaining 20% of award count. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $7.8 million against $48 thousand in combined potential value, indicating that the source data reflects mature, largely completed performance on historical grants rather than forward pipeline.

Activity shows a flat trajectory over the past five years (2021–2026) with one award in 2026, three in 2025, five in 2024, and four in 2021. Only one award completes inside the next twenty-four-month recompete window, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The county's federal work is delivered entirely through grant receipt and cooperative agreements managed locally; no federal contract IDVs, GWACs, or BPAs appear in the portfolio, and no private-sector prime contractors subcontract to the county.