County Of Morrow

County Of Morrow, a local government entity headquartered in Heppner, Oregon, acts as a federal grant recipient (28% of recent awards as prime recipient) and subrecipient (72%) delivering airport infrastructure modernization, emergency management capacity, public health administration, and land-lease services across eastern Oregon and Idaho.

County Of Morrow's prime federal work concentrates in airport infrastructure grants issued by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region. The county is reconstructing runway visual guidance systems and precision approach path indicators at Lexington Airport, Oregon, through four grants totaling approximately $694 thousand: a $178.6 thousand project grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded August 6, 2025, for Phase 1 design of the guidance system reconstruction; a $247.8 thousand project grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded May 19, 2023, funding 21% of Phase 2 taxiway and apron reconstruction (completing May 18, 2027); a $166.5 thousand formula grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded August 4, 2022, for design-phase work; a $100.9 thousand project grant (CFDA 20.116, Airport Improvement Program) awarded July 7, 2026, for reconstruction of precision approach path indicators on Runways 8 and 26; and a $168.8 thousand project grant (CFDA 20.117, Airport Infrastructure Grants) awarded July 2, 2026, to reconstruct the runway visual guidance system. The county also holds a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, through February 28, 2027, managing noxious weed removal on USACE lands at the John Day Project in Morrow County. Additionally, County Of Morrow is the primary recipient of a $1.7 million EPA Congressionally Mandated Projects cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.202) awarded October 1, 2023, characterizing nitrate contamination in domestic water wells across Morrow and Umatilla Counties, with a $124 thousand sub-award to Umatilla County for data collection and alternatives analysis. The county holds two small purchase orders: $15.5 thousand from USDA Forest Service Region 6 for land rental services in Pendleton, Oregon (completed August 4, 2026), and $12 thousand from the Department of Interior, Idaho Region, for a land-use agreement at Morrow County Fairgrounds (completed October 31, 2025).

County Of Morrow's subrecipient footprint spans 52 awards (72% of recent activity) flowing through state pass-through entities, predominantly the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Justice. The county administers recurring public health financial assistance subawards under Oregon Health Authority grants supporting behavioral health services and mental health infrastructure through fiscal years 2022–2027. Multiple subawards from the Oregon Department of Justice support victim-services programs and emergency management operations. The county also receives Federal Emergency Management Agency subawards under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program (EMPG) for fiscal years 2022–2025, funding emergency preparedness core-capability development. Additional subawards cover public transit operations and infrastructure through the Department of Transportation, emergency operations center equipment procurement (backup generators, audio/video displays, security gates), and substance-abuse prevention programming. Award activity peaked in 2023 (18 awards) and has moderated to eight awards in 2026; combined potential value across all recent awards totals approximately $51 thousand, though obligated dollars ($11.1 million) indicate substantial prior-year funding commitments. The Department of Transportation FAA Northwest Mountain Region (10 awards), the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (8 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services SAMHSA (3 awards) account for approximately 35% of award count; the FAA, USDA Forest Service Region 6, DOI Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region, and USACE Portland District together represent 77% of combined potential value. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited near-term recompete exposure.