County Of Jackson

County Of Jackson, Tennessee is a U.S. county government entity based in Gainesboro, Tennessee that receives federal grants for emergency watershed protection, disaster recovery, and community facility improvements as a prime recipient (22% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient routed through state intermediaries (78% of recent awards).

County Of Jackson operates entirely within the federal grant space rather than as a federal contractor. Its grant work centers on three capability areas: emergency watershed protection and streambank stabilization under the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), disaster recovery and community facility reconstruction funded through the Rural Utilities Service Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), and pandemic emergency protective measures and reimbursements flowing through state intermediaries including the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tennessee Department of Health. Recent prime grant awards include a $346,350 cooperative agreement from NRCS awarded January 15, 2026 for streambank stabilization across twelve sites addressing documented watershed damage from two damage survey reports, with completion scheduled by September 16, 2026; a $105,000 Rural Utilities Service project grant awarded April 27, 2022 for repair and reconstruction of community facilities damaged by tornadoes, floods, and other disasters occurring between 2019 and 2022; and multiple NRCS cooperative agreements from 2021 through 2024 for streambank stabilization and erosion prevention work protecting roads and infrastructure across Jackson County sites.

County Of Jackson's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) financial assistance awards, which account for 45 of 62 tracked awards (92% of award count coverage). The Department of Agriculture—through both NRCS and the Rural Utilities Service—accounts for eleven awards. The remaining customer set includes the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and the Appalachian Regional Commission. As a sub-recipient, County Of Jackson receives funding and project directives through Tennessee state agencies, particularly the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (which has issued multiple sub-awards for pandemic emergency protective measures and disaster assistance reimbursements) and the Tennessee Department of Health (immunization facility renovations and confinement facility improvements). Dollar obligations across all sixty-five awards in the source data total $40.4 million, with only one award scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a mature portfolio with most current work already committed through mid-2025 or later.