County Of Northampton

County of Northampton is a local government entity based in Easton, Pennsylvania, that has been registered to receive federal awards since April 2009. The county serves as a prime recipient of federal contract and grant awards from multiple federal agencies, providing essential services that support veterans' healthcare, affordable housing initiatives, community development, emergency management, and public safety within its jurisdiction and region.

Through federal contract awards, County of Northampton has primarily provided nursing home services to the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically through Veterans Integrated Service Network 4. The county operates as a nursing facility provider offering onsite skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, respite care, Alzheimer's memory care, and long-term residential care for eligible veterans in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania catchment area. These services have been delivered through multiple firm fixed price delivery orders under a larger $2.6 million indefinite delivery contract that commenced in May 2022 and extends through April 2024. Individual delivery orders have ranged from approximately $170,000 to $242,000 in value, with task orders executed from July 2021 through February 2024. The county has demonstrated sustained capability as the VA's sole source provider for these nursing home services in the region, with no socioeconomic set-asides applied to any of the contract awards.

County of Northampton has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple program areas and federal agencies. The county is a prime recipient of formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing initiatives, including the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) with multiple awards totaling over $1.3 million to support rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, homebuyer assistance, rental housing construction and rehabilitation, and tenant-based rental assistance through grant periods extending to 2034. The county has also received Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) from HUD totaling approximately $386,000 for homelessness prevention, emergency shelter operations, street outreach, and rapid re-housing assistance. Additionally, County of Northampton has been awarded Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development to support viable urban communities, decent housing, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons. Beyond housing and community development, the county received a $3 million Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement from EPA Region 3 to support environmental site assessment and remediation activities. The county has also received pipeline safety training grants from the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a congressionally directed community project funding grant for facility improvements at Gracedale nursing home, and a COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program grant for law enforcement technology. As a sub-recipient, County of Northampton receives federal pass-through funding from Pennsylvania state agencies for numerous programs including school meal reimbursement, aging services, emergency food assistance, substance abuse services, transportation infrastructure, election security, and hazard mitigation assistance.

County of Northampton holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, valued at $2,592,256 and effective through April 30, 2024. This indefinite delivery contract does not fall under a parent contract vehicle but instead serves as the overarching agreement from which multiple delivery orders have been issued for nursing home services. The contract was awarded on May 1, 2022, with no set-aside designation, and represents a sole source award reflecting the county's unique position as the provider of onsite nursing home services for eligible veteran recipients at the County of Northampton nursing facility in the VA's Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania service area. Task orders executed under this IDV have provided funding for consecutive periods of performance throughout 2021 through early 2024, demonstrating the ongoing relationship between the county and the Veterans Health Administration for the delivery of long-term care services to the veteran population served by this regional VA facility.