County Of Okanogan

Okanogan County Commissioners, registered as a U.S. local government entity in Washington State with headquarters at the Okanogan County Grainger Building in Okanogan, represents a county government structure providing essential public services and infrastructure support through federal partnerships. As a parent entity registered in SAM.gov since August 2003, Okanogan County has demonstrated sustained capacity to manage federal awards and serves as a conduit for federal resources supporting emergency management, public health, environmental stewardship, and rural development initiatives throughout Okanogan County and the broader Pacific Northwest region.

Okanogan County's federal contract award history is limited, consisting of a single prime contract award of $6,332.56 for emergency repairs work completed at Harts Pass, executed as a Purchase Order through Region 6 of the Pacific Northwest Region, with an award and completion date of October 17, 2022. This contract reflects the county's capacity to undertake emergency infrastructure repair work in response to immediate operational needs, demonstrating the entity's ability to execute time-sensitive federal projects related to facility and transportation infrastructure maintenance.

Okanogan County's federal grant portfolio is substantially more robust, encompassing multiple prime grants and numerous sub-grants reflecting its role as a regional hub for federal funding distribution and direct implementation of federally-supported programs. Prime grant awards include coordinated noxious weed control initiatives funded by Region 6 Pacific Northwest Region (including a December 2025 project grant for 5,000 acres of forested lands treatment with completion targeted for December 31, 2026, and an April 2023 award for Palmer Mountain noxious weed control), a $323,000 June 2022 project grant from the Rural Utilities Service for rural health care facilities construction supporting Douglas Okanogan County Fire District 15, and a June 2021 Persistent Poverty Rural Business Cooperative Services grant. The county serves as a sub-grantee recipient for numerous federal programs, including recurring allocations from the Washington State Military Department for Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) grants; from the Washington State Department of Health for public health emergency preparedness, COVID-19 vaccine activities, epidemiology and laboratory capacity building, and maternal and child health initiatives; from the Department of Social and Health Services for county clerk and prosecuting attorney legal services; from the Washington State Department of Transportation for wildfire recovery infrastructure projects including hazard tree removal, guardrail replacement, bridge repair, and road improvements; and from the Washington State Department of Commerce for criminal justice support, community action services to low- and moderate-income residents, and COVID-19 prevention and response activities through the CDBG-CV1 consortium. This diversified grant portfolio demonstrates Okanogan County's engagement across emergency management, public health, infrastructure recovery, and economic development domains, positioning it as a multi-functional federal grant recipient serving regional and local community needs.