County Of Riley

County Of Riley Public Works Division, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants supporting water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in rural Riley County, Kansas. The division does not compete for federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant funding for public-works infrastructure and related capacity-building work.

The County of Riley Public Works Division is a county government department operating as part of Riley County's administrative structure. It functions as a grant recipient rather than a commercial vendor and competes in no set-aside categories — federal funding flows to it as a local government entity eligible under rural infrastructure and public-health grant programs. Related entities within the Riley County structure include Riley County Fire District NO. 1 and Riley County Law Enforcement Agency, which receive separate federal grant awards.

Recent grant work centers on rural water and wastewater infrastructure. The division received a $492,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on March 13, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), supporting drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater infrastructure improvements with a completion date of March 13, 2027. A second USDA Rural Utilities Service Project Grant of $248,000 awarded April 29, 2026, also under CFDA 10.760, will fund waste disposal and sewage treatment infrastructure improvements serving Manhattan and Riley County through April 29, 2028. The division also receives sub-grant funding from the Kansas Department of Health & Environment related to public health workforce and organizational capacity (January 29, 2024), and payroll and operational funding from a second source (January 3, 2024).

Customer concentration sits with the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, which accounts for three awards from the eight-award portfolio and dominates the federal funding stream. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (through Kansas Department of Health), and the Department of the Army each account for one award. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $1.1 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require grant closeout or renewal action. The division holds a position on one Indefinite Delivery Contract (DAKF1993D0015) with the Department of the Army, though recent award activity under that vehicle is limited. The division's federal footprint reflects its role as a rural local government entity eligible for infrastructure grants rather than a competitive vendor pursuing federal contracts.