Geary County Clerk

Geary County Clerk, based in Junction City, Kansas, is a U.S. local government entity registered with SAM.gov since January 2002 that provides critical public services to the federal government through contracts and grants. As the administrative office for Geary County, the clerk's office serves as the focal point for coordinating federal resources across multiple service domains, including public safety, emergency management, transportation, and health and human services. The entity has established itself as a reliable partner for federal agencies seeking to enhance community safety and operational capacity at the local level.

Geary County Clerk has demonstrated its capacity to deliver specialized law enforcement and public safety services through federal contracts. The entity received a $165,000 firm fixed price purchase order contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded May 1, 2023, for law enforcement services at Milford Lake recreation area with a completion date of April 30, 2026. This contract, which does not carry a set-aside designation, was modified to implement Executive Order 14173 and related class deviations. The contract exemplifies Geary County Clerk's role in supporting federal infrastructure protection and public safety initiatives through the provision of specialized local government services.

Geary County Clerk has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple programs, establishing a diverse portfolio of prime and sub-grant awards. As a prime grantee, the entity received a $711,987 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from FEMA (CFDA 97.044) awarded September 30, 2025, for firefighter gear and resources with performance extending through September 29, 2027. Additionally, Geary County Clerk secured a $160,000 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) awarded August 14, 2024, to develop a county-level Road Safety Action Plan addressing transportation safety through August 14, 2027. The entity previously received two additional AFG grants from FEMA: $114,134.75 awarded September 1, 2023, and an earlier award on August 30, 2022, both supporting firefighter equipment procurement. As a sub-grantee, Geary County Clerk has received multiple federal allocations through state agencies, including recurring funding from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for WIC program administration, breastfeeding peer counselor programs, and public health infrastructure improvements; public transportation assistance from the Kansas Department of Transportation awarded March 28, 2025, and November 3, 2023; emergency preparedness grants through the Kansas Adjutant General Department for payroll and emergency management programs; and COVID-19 response funding for vaccination outreach, testing, contact tracing, and pandemic mitigation efforts from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.