Putnam Cnty BD Comm

Putnam County Board of Commissioners (Putnam Cnty BD Comm), a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Ottawa, Ohio, operates as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, channeling federal airport infrastructure, transportation, and social-services funding to Putnam County. The organization does not compete for federal contracts; its federal engagement is entirely grant-based, with 34% of recent awards held as a prime recipient and 66% as a sub-recipient of federal grants flowing through Ohio state agencies.

Putnam Cnty BD Comm's prime federal grant footprint centers on airport infrastructure development at Ottawa-Putnam County Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region (operating under CFDA 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants and CFDA 20.116 Airport Improvement Program) awarded the recipient $562,630.53 on August 25, 2026, to fund Phase 2 construction of a 6,550-square-foot non-exclusive-use T-hangar for aircraft storage, with an ultimate completion date of August 24, 2030. The same funding agency awarded $477,682.11 for the final construction phase (4,550 square feet of hangar), also awarded August 25, 2026 and completing August 24, 2030. Earlier FAA awards include a $273,281.05 formula grant (September 4, 2025) to construct a 660-foot hangar taxilane and a $208,334 project grant (June 14, 2023) to install a Type III PT automated weather observing system. In June 2022, Putnam Cnty BD Comm received $363,233.56 to rehabilitate and reconstruct taxilane and apron pavement. A February 1, 2022 project grant funded pandemic-relief operations, personnel, and sanitation costs under the American Rescue Plan Act.

The recipient's sub-award portfolio spans social services, transportation, and public safety domains. Ohio Department of Mental Health serves as the prime grantee on multiple sub-awards related to state opioid response grants, mental health block grants, and annual supportive services for treatment and recovery programs. Ohio Department of Transportation routes bridge-preservation and roadway-improvement funding through sub-awards, with multiple bridge-preservation sub-grants awarded between July 2024 and June 2026. Ohio Department of Public Safety has awarded Putnam Cnty BD Comm sub-grants under emergency management programs and the IDEP/STEP initiative (October 2025). The Office on Violence Against Women funded victim advocacy and prosecution services for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims (awarded through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services in April 2022 and April 2023). Additional sub-awards cover community development block grants, HUD HOME investment partnerships, and roadway rehabilitation initiatives.

Putnam Cnty BD Comm's federal customer concentration is highly fragmented across twelve distinct federal agencies. The FAA Great Lakes Region leads by award count (16 awards), followed by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (9 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (6 awards), the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (5 awards), and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (4 awards). These five agencies account for 63% of recent awards. Combined federal dollars obligated total $10.1 million across all awards over the source period. Activity has grown year over year — four awards in 2022 to fourteen in 2025 — with twelve awards in 2026. The organization's recent award trajectory shows sustained volume, with eleven awards (combined obligated value $1.3 million) reaching ultimate completion between now and August 2028, representing ongoing grant execution and recompete exposure across airport infrastructure and social-services programs.