County Of Ocean

County Of Ocean, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey, is a federal grant recipient (48% of recent awards as prime recipient) and pass-through administrator of federal formula and project grants across social services, housing, workforce development, airport infrastructure, public safety, and environmental programs. The entity operates through its County Of Ocean Department Of Finance as the administrative conduit; a subsidiary, Ocean County Board Of Social Services, also receives federal funds. County Of Ocean does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates exclusively in the federal grant landscape, with no SBA certifications or set-aside eligibility.

County Of Ocean's federal activity concentrates in three principal customer agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living leads with 44 awards, primarily formula grants supporting senior nutrition, aging services, and caregiver support programs administered through the Older Americans Act. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development ranks second with 39 awards, split between the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) and Community Development Block Grant formula awards (CFDA 14.218) funding affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental assistance to low-income households. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region holds third place with 17 awards for airport infrastructure improvements at Toms River Airport, including two recent Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) project grants: a $1,224,210.53 award in July 2025 for Phase 1 hangar construction (site preparation and utility installation) and a $352,500 award in July 2024 for taxiway rehabilitation design. These three agencies account for 69% of the 168 total awards in the portfolio. Secondary customers include the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (8 awards), the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (8 awards), and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 (1 cooperative agreement for materials recycling facility modernization under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program, CFDA 66.818, worth approximately $1.8 million, awarded March 2024).

County Of Ocean operates predominantly as a prime recipient administering pass-through funding to sub-recipients. Of 168 total awards, 81 are prime grants (48%) and 87 are sub-awards flowing through state intermediaries (52%), primarily the New Jersey Departments of Human Services, Law & Public Safety, Labor & Workforce Development, and Environmental Protection. Representative sub-award streams include criminal justice programming (Victims of Crime Act, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Violence Against Women Act funds passed through New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety); senior services and nutrition (Older Americans Act allocations passed through New Jersey Department of Human Services); and workforce development (WIOA Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker allocations passed through New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development). A recent sub-award dated August 28, 2026, channels Bureau of Justice Assistance JAG funding through New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety to support a Multi-Jurisdictional County Gang, Gun and Narcotics Task Force.

Activity has remained steady, with 19–25 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), reflecting the formula-grant character of the portfolio. The entity faces minimal recompete cliff pressure: only 2 awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, suggesting long performance periods typical of formula grants and infrastructure projects. The combined dollars obligated across all 168 awards total $141.7 million, concentrated in HUD housing programs and HHS aging-services formula allocations, both of which recur annually.

County Of Ocean's federal footprint is fundamentally local-government fiscal administration rather than service delivery or vendor contracting. The entity's role is to administer, allocate, and report on federal formula grants to low-income households, seniors, crime victims, and workforce participants within Ocean County, New Jersey, with performance sites located throughout the county and subordinate components (the County Prosecutor's Office, the County Board of Social Services, the Parks and Recreation Department) implementing specific program activities.