County Of Mobile

County Of Mobile, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, receives federal funding as a grant recipient rather than as a federal contractor; it operates almost entirely as a sub-recipient (61% of awards) under pass-through funding from state agencies and federal grantors, with a smaller footprint as a prime grant recipient (39% of awards). The county does not compete for or hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The county's federal footprint is dominated by disaster relief and community development funding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program accounts for 167 awards (the largest customer by count), primarily sub-awards channeled through the Alabama Emergency Management Agency for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and recovery operations following hurricanes and other disasters. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Planning and Development office funds 44 awards (both prime grants and sub-awards) under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.218), and Emergency Solutions Grants (CFDA 14.231) for affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental assistance, and homeless services. Representative prime awards include a $574.4 thousand HOME formula grant (CFDA 14.239, awarded September 22, 2025, completion September 30, 2034) and a $555.2 thousand HOME award (CFDA 14.239, awarded November 25, 2024, completion September 30, 2033). The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region has awarded 13 prime grants totaling approximately $2.6 million for phased runway safety area construction and design at Dauphin Island Airport, with work performed in Irvington, Alabama and completion dates through July 2030.

The county also serves as a sub-recipient of federal justice and public safety funding. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs passes through federal grants for domestic violence prosecution, evidence processing, traffic safety enforcement, and the Justices Assistance Grant (JAG) program. As of May 2022, the county received sub-awards for prosecution services and victim support at the Mobile County District Attorney's Office for domestic violence and sexual assault cases. Environmental and infrastructure sub-awards flow through the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for wastewater system extensions, coastal restoration projects, and blueway trail development. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded a sub-grant (dated May 22, 2024) for design and implementation of breakwater and coastal marsh restoration in Mobile Bay to protect the Dauphin Island Causeway hurricane evacuation route.

The county also operates subsidiary entities receiving federal grants. Mobile County Board of Health is listed as a named subsidiary. Federal grant work at the county includes AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and Foster Grandparent (FGP) programs (CFDA administered by the Office of Grants Management, Corporation for National Service), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (CFDA 81.128, Department of Energy), and traffic safety enforcement campaigns funded through the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (15 awards).

Award activity has declined year over year — 38 awards in 2022 to 8 awards in 2026 (through August) — and only six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating modest recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $387.8 million, substantially exceeding the combined potential value of $98 thousand listed in the source, a variance that reflects the source's inclusion of long-running formula grants and multi-year pass-through awards with actual obligated spending far exceeding initial potential-value estimates. The county's federal relationship is structural rather than competitive: it functions as a pass-through recipient and administrator of federal community development, disaster relief, and social service funds rather than as a vendor pursuing federal contracts or IDIQs.