Gila County, AZ

Gila County, Arizona Finance Department Division acts as a prime recipient of federal grants (22% of its award footprint) and overwhelmingly as a sub-recipient of federal pass-through funding (78% of awards), managing emergency watershed protection, lead hazard remediation, housing rehabilitation, and community support services across rural central Arizona. The county is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Globe, Arizona, with a geographic footprint spanning approximately 4,795 square miles and a population of roughly 54,000 residents.

Gila County's federal grant activity centers on disaster recovery, environmental remediation, public health, and social services. Recent prime awards include a $26.49 million Cooperative Agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), awarded April 6, 2026, funding sediment removal, streambank stabilization, and floodwall protection in response to a flooding event with performance through October 23, 2026; a $4.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), awarded March 1, 2026, targeting lead-based paint hazard control in pre-1960 housing units with completion by March 1, 2030; and a $415,492 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939), awarded August 26, 2025, supporting comprehensive roadway safety planning through September 30, 2027. The county also received a $1.05 million Cooperative Agreement from EPA Region 9 (awarded January 2, 2025, with completion May 1, 2025) addressing environmental injustices in the Copper Corridor through mining-related blight remediation, asbestos and lead surveys, demolition, and community outreach.

Customer concentration is pronounced across state and federal pass-through channels. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families leads the award count with 39 awards; the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance follows with 10 awards; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Energy, and Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service each account for four to five awards. These five customer agencies represent 54% of recent awards. The county's sub-recipient footprint is rooted in Arizona state-agency pass-throughs—particularly from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Arizona Department of Housing, Criminal Justice Commission Arizona, and Arizona Department of Public Safety—channeling federal funds for child support enforcement, emergency management, public health preparedness, vaccine stewardship, homelessness prevention, weatherization assistance, and criminal justice support. Notable sub-awards include Gila County Health and Emergency Management's $916,986 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (awarded October 1, 2022, with completion September 30, 2025) for naloxone education and opioid-crisis awareness; and Gila County's role as lead for the Local Coalition/Continuum to End Homelessness (LCEH), coordinating HUD continuum-of-care planning, coordinated entry, case management, and homelessness-prevention services across multiple recurring sub-awards from the Arizona Department of Housing.

Activity has been volatile but carries significant recent obligated value. Prime grant awards peaked in 2023 (30 awards), declined in 2024 (20 awards), and continued declining in 2025 (14 awards) and 2026 (4 awards to date). Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $51.3 million. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a relatively sparse recompete cliff. The category concentration reflects the county's operational footprint: Emergency and Other Relief Services (9 awards), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (2 awards), and Administration of Housing Programs (1 award) dominate by NAICS, while R&D—Housing (5 awards) and Social—Other (5 awards) drive the PSC taxonomy. The corporate structure identifies the county as parent entity with five subsidiary County of Gila entities and one subsidiary educational institution (Gila County Regional School District, minority-designated), though subsidiary distinctions appear administrative rather than operationally discrete for federal purposes.