County Of Hickman

Hickman County Highway Department, the highway division of County of Hickman, Tennessee, is a U.S. local government entity that acts as a federal grant recipient for roadway safety and emergency watershed protection work in Hickman County, Tennessee. The department operates as a prime recipient on grants from the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, with no federal contract prime or subcontract history in the source data.

Hickman County Highway Department's federal grant footprint centers on two program areas. The Federal Highway Administration has awarded the department $154,400 under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939) on July 10, 2026, for prevention of roadway fatalities and serious injuries, with performance extending through July 10, 2029. The SS4A program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, supports development and implementation of Comprehensive Safety Action Plans, planning and design activities, and infrastructure projects to improve safety for all road users. Earlier SS4A grants from FHWA include a $162,560 project grant awarded October 31, 2024, to develop the Hickman County SS4A Supplemental Action Plan (completed October 31, 2026), and a project grant awarded July 1, 2023 (completed July 1, 2025). The department also received a Bridge Investment Program planning grant from FHWA in October 2023.

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded the department multiple Cooperative Agreements under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) for streambank stabilization and woody debris removal. Recent awards include a $337,358.25 cooperative agreement on July 9, 2026, for removal of woody debris threatening a county bridge (completion January 13, 2027); a $247,792.50 award on January 15, 2026, for streambank stabilization across thirteen sites (completed October 5, 2026); and a $162,560 award on December 11, 2025, for stabilization work at four sites (completed August 16, 2026). The Emergency Watershed Protection Program assists local sponsors in implementing emergency recovery measures following natural disasters to prevent runoff and erosion threatening life and property. Hickman County Highway Department serves as the project sponsor responsible for implementing stabilization activities and furnishing local cost share.

The department has 31 total awards (prime and sub) with combined dollars obligated of $3.6 million across the past five years. Activity peaked in 2022 (17 awards), with lower volume in subsequent years (1 to 3 awards annually through 2026). The department acts as prime recipient on 15 awards (48%) and sub-recipient on 16 awards (52%), including sixteen sub-awards from the Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) program dated October 1, 2022. Customer concentration is limited to two federal agencies: NRCS (11 awards) and FHWA (4 awards). One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.