Monroe County Pennsylvania

Monroe County Pennsylvania, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, acts as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, delivering community development, public safety, and human services programs funded through federal agencies. The county operates almost exclusively as a sub-recipient (89% of recent awards), receiving federal funds passed through state intermediaries and managing sub-awards to nonprofit service providers and municipal entities within the county.

Monroe County's grant footprint centers on aging services, homelessness and housing, criminal justice and victim services, substance-abuse treatment, and emergency management. The county received a $312,561 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, supporting permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services for persons experiencing homelessness. As prime recipient on a $1,009,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant awarded March 9, 2024 (ultimate completion February 28, 2026), the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney deployed the Monroe County Safety-First Network (MCSFN), a P25 digital radio system upgrade transitioning emergency communications from analog to digital, including expansion of simulcast channels, microwave hop installation, and equipment purchases of ten portable radios, two base stations, and three mobile radios. The county also received a $20,927 Bureau of Justice Assistance block grant (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024) to hire a Crisis Intervention Team coordinator supporting law enforcement in Coolbaugh Township and Stroud Township, and a Farm to School Grant (CFDA number not specified) from the Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division (July 20, 2021 through June 30, 2023).

Customer concentration is pronounced and routed through state pass-through mechanisms. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living accounts for 66 awards across the portfolio, primarily flowing through sub-awards that the Pennsylvania Department of Aging administers under federal Older Americans Act Title III programs (supportive services, congregate and home-delivered meals, preventive health, and family caregiver support). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance placed 9 awards, funding crisis intervention team coordination, victim services, reentry planning, and sexual assault and domestic violence victim support. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (7 awards) and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (6 additional awards) fund substance-use disorder treatment planning, Medicaid waiver administration, and emergency food assistance. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime office placed 5 awards supporting victim services and procedural support for adult offender victims.

The county's sub-award structure routes federal dollars to nonprofit service providers in Monroe and Pike Counties for housing case management, homelessness prevention, economic security services, food assistance (Emergency Food Assistance Program under state Department of Agriculture administration), and drug and alcohol treatment through the Single County Authority. Sub-awards span the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (Title III programs), Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (economic security and reentry support), Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (Public Assistance and emergency response), Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Medicaid waiver programs), and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (victim services and CIT program enhancement). Recent sub-awards awarded May 20, 2026 through the Pennsylvania Department of Aging direct funding to Monroe County for Area Agency on Aging programs serving older adults. A July 3, 2024 sub-award funded housing rehabilitation of approximately 10–12 owner-occupant low-to-moderate-income dwelling units throughout Monroe County (excluding East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg boroughs) to support safe, decent housing. An April 11, 2022 sub-award distributed community development funds including $355,439 for residential rehabilitation and $90,418 and $128,349 respectively to Stroudsburg Borough and East Stroudsburg Borough for street and road improvements.

Activity has averaged 14 awards per year over the past five years (2022: 22; 2023: 10; 2024: 12; 2025: 16; 2026: 11 to date), with one award (potential value not disclosed) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reducing immediate recompete exposure. The county has served 21 distinct federal customer agencies across 131 total awards since 2010, with combined obligated dollars at $21.4 million.