County Of Nicholas
Carlisle, KY Nicholas County Fiscal Court
- UEI
- CJLBN66WAJN3
- CAGE
- 774X6
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 125 E Main St, Carlisle, KY 40311, USA
- Website
- ky.gov
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- Legal Services
- SIC code
- 91 Executive, Legislative, & General
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business site development | Appalachian Regional Commission | $2,725,000 | |
| Housing | Appalachian Regional Commission | $80,000 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | B-23-DC-21-0001 | $750,000 | |
| Not on record | EMW-2023-CY-00025 | $46,800 |
Latest 2 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Nicholas County Fiscal Court, a county government entity headquartered in Carlisle, Kentucky, acts as a prime recipient on federal grants focused on economic development and infrastructure, with the vast majority of its recent federal activity routed through sub-award pass-throughs on state cybersecurity and emergency services programs.
Nicholas County is a U.S. local government entity without federal contracting authority; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based. The source reflects minimal recent prime grant activity—two awards from the Appalachian Regional Commission since 2012—but substantial sub-award engagement concentrated in the past year. As of October 2024, the county has received a $2.725 million Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for business site development activities, running through September 30, 2027. This award anchors the county's direct federal relationship and represents the only named prime grant in the recent snapshot.
The sub-award portfolio dominates the activity count: fourteen of sixteen total awards (87%) are sub-awards, all dated in early 2024 or late 2024. Eight duplicate State Local Cybersecurity Grant sub-awards, awarded on February 2, 2024, fund information systems management, cybersecurity modernization, risk mitigation, and rural community access objectives—including transition to a .gov domain and continuity of communications planning. One earlier sub-award dated May 30, 2024 funded construction of an 8,000 square-foot EMS station in Nicholas County. The source does not identify the state or federal grantor agency for the cybersecurity sub-awards; they are listed as sub-awards flowing through Kentucky state administration but the originating federal grant program is not named in the available data.
The Appalachian Regional Commission is the only named distinct federal customer across the grant portfolio, accounting for both prime awards in the recent record. Combined dollars obligated stand at $4.2 million across all sixteen awards. Activity spiked sharply in 2024, with fifteen awards in that year following a single award in 2012, but this reflects the concentrated timing of the cybersecurity sub-award pass-throughs and the recent ARC prime grant rather than sustained growth. The county operates as a pass-through entity for federal and state grant funds rather than as a federal contractor or service vendor, positioning it as a grant administrator and sub-recipient manager within the Appalachian region's economic development pipeline.
Quick answers
Is County Of Nicholas registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. County Of Nicholas's SAM.gov registration is active through February 10, 2027.
What is County Of Nicholas's most recent federal award?
County Of Nicholas's most recent federal grant award is Business site development (ARC24C21968), from Appalachian Regional Commission, on October 1, 2024.
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