Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County, Maryland, acting through its Office of Management and Budget Division (doing business as Prince Georges County), is a U.S. local government entity that receives and administers federal grants and contracts as both a prime recipient and pass-through entity for county-level municipal services, public safety, health, workforce development, and housing programs. As a government entity, Prince George's County competes in full-and-open federal procurements without set-aside restrictions.

The county's federal footprint is predominantly grant-funded, with 60% of recent awards sitting as prime grants or cooperative agreements and 40% structured as sub-awards flowing through state agencies (primarily the Maryland Department of Health and the Executive Office of the State of Maryland) or federal pass-through mechanisms. The combined potential value across all awards reaches $3.4 million, though actual obligations total $611.8 million, reflecting the county's role as a steward of multi-year formula grants and block grants that dwarf individual task order awards. The most recent award—a $1.199 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (CFDA 93.734)—funds the Golden Years of Wellness initiative delivering diabetes self-management and behavioral health services across thirteen Maryland counties through August 2029. Earlier examples include a $2.223 million HOME Investment Partnerships Program formula grant from HUD (CFDA 14.239) awarded December 2025 for affordable housing activities with a completion target of September 2034, a $4.957 million Safe Streets and Roads for All project grant from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.939) for roadway safety improvements ending April 2029, and a $1.5 million Community Project Funding workforce development grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.289) through December 2027.

Customer concentration splits between grant and public safety agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads by award count (74 awards), followed by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (48 awards), and FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (26 awards). By dollar value, the Air Force District Washington carries the largest single commitment at $1.8 million across ten awards, reflecting fire and emergency support services at Joint Base Andrews. The county serves fifty-two distinct federal customer agencies, with particular density in HUD programs (Community Development Block Grants, HOME, Emergency Solutions Grants), DOJ public safety initiatives (DNA backlog reduction, crisis intervention training, juvenile justice diversion), and SAMHSA behavioral health grants targeting transition-age youth, reentry populations, and opioid-impacted families.

The county's primary capability portfolio centers on local administration and delivery of federal social, public safety, and community development programs. Recent grant work includes juvenile justice system support—mentoring partnerships with the Boys and Girls Club (OJJDP funding), family crisis intervention training for corrections staff (BJA Edward Byrne grant), and chronic truancy reduction through the Family Justice Academy. On public health, the county leads SAMHSA System of Care and Adult Reentry projects serving 350 and 750 beneficiaries respectively, plus DNA forensic analysis outsourcing grants and Crisis Intervention Team training expansion. Emergency management and disaster preparedness dominate another segment: FEMA SAFER staffing grants for firefighter hiring ($1.9 million), COPS Office technology and equipment funding, and multiple DHS preparedness and response training awards. The county also administers workforce and youth employment programs funded by DOL Community Project Funding, including summer youth employment internships and job readiness training. Notably, Prince George's County functions as a pass-through entity for state health department sub-awards: family planning services (Title X), vaccination clinic support, substance use disorder prevention and treatment coordination in detention centers, maternal and child health block grants, and Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness flow through the Maryland Department of Health to the county's Public Health Department and Department of Social Services.

Activity trended upward through 2024 (61 awards) before moderating in 2025 and 2026 (28 and 18 awards respectively), though the pattern reflects grant cycles and federal fiscal-year timing rather than sustained decline. Fifteen awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. The county holds seats on two named parent vehicles: Blanket Purchase Agreement FA286017A0002 (Air Force, 2 task orders at $35 thousand combined value) and an EHRP PeopleSoft Support Services contract vehicle. Corporate structure includes the Housing Authority of Prince George's County and the Prince Georges Soil Conservation District as named subsidiaries, each potentially serving as specialized administrative units for federal housing and environmental sub-awards respectively.