Lincoln County Wyoming

Lincoln County, Wyoming, operating through its county government structure and courthouse division, is a local government entity that serves as a recipient of federal grant awards focused on infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and community resilience. As a coal-impacted rural community in Wyoming, Lincoln County has positioned itself as a prime grantee for federal investment programs designed to support transportation modernization, law enforcement capacity, and economic diversification initiatives. The county's SAM.gov registration, which remains valid through October 2026, demonstrates its active engagement with the federal grants landscape and its commitment to leveraging federal resources for regional improvement.

Lincoln County has demonstrated significant capacity in managing federal grant awards across multiple sectors and federal agencies. In transportation, the county secured a $1.79 million National Infrastructure Investments grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (awarded June 2024, completing June 2027) to develop comprehensive planning for freight rail system upgrades, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and rural public transit improvements. Additionally, it received a $272,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the Federal Highway Administration (awarded December 2025, completing August 2028) to analyze transportation conditions and develop action plans aimed at reducing traffic injuries and fatalities. In public safety, the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program provided $125,000 (awarded October 2022, completing September 2027) to support the hiring of additional law enforcement officers to enhance community policing capacity. The county also received Economic Development Administration funding (awarded October 2022) to conduct infrastructure feasibility studies supporting a chemical cluster development initiative in the US Highway 189 corridor near Kemmerer as part of economic diversification from traditional coal markets. Furthermore, Lincoln County received support from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control for evidence-based youth substance abuse prevention programs (awarded September 2021, completing September 2026). The county's sub-grant awards reveal extensive partnerships with Wyoming state agencies, including the Department of Health Wyoming (public health and substance abuse prevention funding), Wyoming Family Services Department (TANF program administration), Wyoming Department of Transportation (multi-use pathway development along State Highway 233), and Wyoming Game & Fish Commission (noxious weed management and wildlife habitat projects), demonstrating collaborative governance and multi-agency coordination in addressing regional needs.