Gregg County Texas

Gregg County Texas, a U.S. local government entity and county airport authority headquartered in Longview, Texas, receives federal grants as a prime recipient for airport infrastructure improvements and as a sub-recipient for criminal-justice and child-welfare programs administered by the State of Texas. The county does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards.

Gregg County's primary federal customer is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which accounts for 27 awards across its Southwestern Region office and the national program. The county has received $15.9 million in combined FAA project grants since 2023 to support runway rehabilitation, aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle acquisition, and passenger boarding bridge replacement at Longview Regional Airport, funded through the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). A representative award is a $12.5 million FAA grant issued September 18, 2023, for the first construction phase rehabilitating 5,274 feet of Runway 13/31 to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris, with ultimate completion September 17, 2027. A $2.4 million FAA grant issued July 8, 2025, funds reconstruction of a passenger boarding bridge and replacement of an airport rotating beacon at Longview Regional Airport, completing July 7, 2029. Most recently, on June 17, 2026, the FAA awarded Gregg County $1.0 million under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program to acquire one new Index B Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle, completing June 16, 2030.

Beyond aviation, Gregg County receives sub-recipient federal funds from the State of Texas administered by the Governor's Office and the Department of Family and Protective Services. The county operates a Violence Against Women Prosecution Project (sub-grants from November 2022 through November 2025) funding a full-time prosecutor and clerk for sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking prosecutions, a Victims Assistance Coordinator Project providing case status updates and victim support services, and Title IV-E child welfare and legal services programs. The county also received pandemic economic relief under the American Rescue Plan Act in January 2022 ($1.13 million) for airport operations, personnel, sanitization, and debt service through January 30, 2026.

Gregg County's award activity has remained relatively flat at three to four awards per year over the past five years, with two awards issued in 2026 to date. The combined potential value of all 49 awards in the source is $422 thousand, though obligated dollars across all awards total $73 million, reflecting substantial disbursement against older FAA infrastructure grants. The county's federal role is that of a local government airport authority managing infrastructure grants from the FAA and a pass-through recipient of state-administered criminal-justice and child-welfare sub-grants, not a vendor providing services to federal agencies.