County Of Johnson

County Of Johnson, doing business as Johnson County Clerk, is a U.S. local government entity (Wyoming county) that receives federal grants as a prime recipient, with the vast majority of recent activity routed through sub-awards from state and federal grantee agencies. The county operates across 79 total awards (prime and sub combined) spanning multiple federal grant programs, with 77% of activity in the sub-recipient role.

County of Johnson's federal funding concentrates in three primary streams. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families represents 32 awards — the dominant customer — channeled primarily through Wyoming's Family Services Department as the prime grantee; these funds support Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) pass-throughs and victim services sub-awards flowing monthly or quarterly to the county. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration accounts for 18 awards combined across the Northwest Mountain Region office and the national FAA, supporting Buffalo-Johnson County Airport infrastructure. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration contributes six awards through Wyoming Department of Transportation sub-grants for chemical dust suppressant and gravel road maintenance across county roads. Together, these three agencies and their sub-administrations account for 77% of the county's award count. The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wyoming Department of Health round out active funding sources at five awards each, covering public health emergency response and health surveillance programs.

As a prime recipient, Johnson County has received four Federal Aviation Administration project and formula grants totaling $1.66 million since July 2022 for Buffalo Airport infrastructure: a $484,911 formula grant (July 2022) and a $594,999 formula grant (July 2025) for apron and taxiway rehabilitation, a $291,868 project grant (July 2025) for the construction phase of those same pavement improvements, and a $288,421 project grant (June 2026) to acquire one chassis and plow snow removal equipment. Design-phase work for the apron rehabilitation began in August 2024 under a separate project grant. A parking lot reconstruction project with FAA funding spans two awards (project grant August 2022, formula grant July 2022) totaling over $500,000 with completion targeted for 2026–2028.

Activity spiked sharply in 2024 (32 awards) compared to prior years (5–6 awards annually in 2022–2023), driven by recurring TANF sub-awards and emergency management pass-throughs from Wyoming state grantees. The 2025–2026 award pace stabilized at approximately eight awards per year. All sub-awards under TANF and victim services programs flow through Wyoming Department of Family Services or the Wyoming Attorney General as prime grantees, with the county typically executing monthly or quarterly sub-recipient reimbursements for payroll, training, and operational expenses. Highway and airport infrastructure grants operate on longer project cycles running through 2029–2030. The county also serves as sub-recipient for transportation alternatives program pathway construction (September 2026), ballistic window security upgrades (July 2026), emergency management coordination (June 2026), and public safety radio equipment procurement (December 2024, June 2024) through federal pass-through mechanisms.