Ramsey County

Ramsey County, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, serves federal agencies through firing-range rental services as a prime contractor, federal grant programs as a recipient, and federal grant pass-through to subrecipients. The county holds a single-award, non-competitive indefinite delivery contract with the U.S. Air Force valued at $106,250 through February 2027 for firing-range rental to support the 133rd Airlift Wing and other Air Force units; delivery orders under this contract range from $1,105 to $15,300. As a federal grant recipient, Ramsey County acts as the sole Minnesota Title X grantee and administers multiple Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care (CoC) and Community Development Block Grant awards, SAMHSA substance-abuse and mental-health-services grants, and Department of Justice victims-of-crime and violence-reduction grants. The county operates with approximately 550,000 residents and is the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota, with 57 percent of the youth population being children of color.

Ramsey County's federal footprint divides sharply between prime and subrecipient roles: 37 percent of awards (65 of 177) are prime contracts and grants, while 63 percent (112 awards) are subrecipient grants flowing through state agencies or the City of Saint Paul. The top five customer agencies by award count account for 49 percent of awards and include the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (24 awards), SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (17 awards), Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (17 awards), Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (15 awards), and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (13 awards). The Air Force dominates by potential value, representing 13 awards with $369 thousand combined potential value across the indefinite delivery contract and its delivery orders; this single vehicle accounts for 99 percent of the county's combined potential value in the source data. The gap between potential value and obligated dollars is pronounced—$372 thousand potential versus $107.3 million obligated—reflecting the nature of pass-through federal grants where obligated amounts to subrecipients dwarf the county's own ceiling.

Ramsey County's primary NAICS classification is "All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries" (10 awards), anchored by the firing-range rental contract with the Air Force. Federal grant work clusters around homelessness intervention, substance-use disorder treatment, mental-health crisis services, family planning (Title X), community development, public safety, and victim services. Representative prime grant awards include a $364,065 Continuum of Care Program grant from HUD (CFDA 14.267) for homeless housing and supportive services, effective November 2025 through October 2026; a $1.5 million SBA Congressional Community Project Funding grant (CFDA 59.059) awarded September 2023 for small-business development; a $171,420 Continuum of Care award from HUD (CFDA 14.267) for September 2025 through August 2026; a Recovery Connect grant from SAMHSA for substance-use disorder treatment and housing stability coordination across justice-involved and unsheltered populations; and a $162,042 Continuum of Care award (September 2024–August 2025) for rapid rehousing and supportive services. The county also serves as Title X grantee for family planning and sexual-health services, managing Clinic 555 across a multi-state service region including Dakota and Washington counties in Minnesota and St. Croix and Pierce counties in Wisconsin, with telehealth expansion funded under a project grant awarded May 2022 through May 2024.

As a subrecipient, Ramsey County receives federal grant pass-throughs from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (adoption incentive payments, substance-abuse prevention, family promotion), Minnesota Department of Public Safety (crime-victim services, Sexual Assault Response Team coordination), Minnesota Department of Transportation (trail construction and road safety projects), Minnesota Department of Health (maternal and child health), the City of Saint Paul (emergency solutions for homelessness, community corrections funds), and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (wetland and stormwater infrastructure planning). Activity peaked in 2024 with 36 awards and has moderated to 5 awards year-to-date in 2026; five awards totaling $21 thousand in potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure at the Air Force IDC level. The county's subsidiaries include the County of Ramsey and Ramsey County Human Services, both U.S. local government entities that appear to support internal grant administration and social services delivery rather than separate federal contracting postures.