ST Charles County

ST Charles County Government, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri, receives federal funding as a prime recipient on grants and as a subrecipient on pass-through awards, with no federal contract prime role. The county's federal footprint centers on law enforcement services, housing and community development programs, and workforce development funded through formula grants and sub-awards from state agencies. ST Charles County operates on full-and-open basis; no SBA set-asides apply to its federal awards.

Law enforcement and forensic services anchor the county's federal contract work. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has awarded three purchase orders and delivery orders totaling roughly $430 thousand for law enforcement support to the Rivers Project Office in West Alton, Missouri, with the most recent award ($300,752) issued April 20, 2024 on a sole-source basis under 10 USC 2304(c)(1), citing the St. Charles County Police Department as the only responsible source; performance runs through September 30, 2028. The county's police department also manages federal forensic DNA grants — it received a $100,171 Bureau of Justice Assistance formula grant (CFDA 16.036, Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis) awarded October 1, 2024 to enhance DNA testing capacity and reduce backlog through analyst overtime, supplies, and Laboratory Information Management System enhancements. An earlier DNA-capacity grant ($100 thousand) from the same program ran through September 30, 2024. The department received a $567,583 Cooperative Agreement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.543, Missing Children's Assistance) in October 2023 to support the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, including computer forensic examinations and community outreach on internet safety.

Housing and workforce development programs dominate the county's grant footprint. ST Charles County is a prime recipient on Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grants from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with awards in 2026 (Jan 1–Dec 31), 2025 (Jan 1–Dec 31), 2024 (Jan 1–Dec 31), 2023 (Jan 1–Dec 31), and 2022 (Jan 1–Dec 31) funding FSS coordinators to serve families in public housing and housing-choice-voucher programs. Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development follow a similar multi-year pattern, with entitlement grants awarded January 1, 2024 (running through September 1, 2031) and January 1, 2023 (running through September 1, 2030) supporting community development activities. The county acts as a subrecipient on the vast majority of its federal dollars — 60% of 237 total awards are sub-awards, predominantly flowing through Missouri Department of Transportation (70 awards for roadway reconstruction, bridge replacement, signal optimization, and bike-pedestrian facilities), Missouri Department of Higher Education (workforce development under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA), Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (public health, maternal-child health, and COVID-19 response), and Missouri Department of Public Safety (criminal justice and domestic violence prosecution). The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, and HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development collectively account for 57% of award count across the portfolio.

Activity has grown sharply — 15 awards in 2022 to 53 in 2024, declining to 39 in 2025 and 31 year-to-date in 2026. Two awards carrying combined potential value of $301 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. The combined obligated balance across all awards ($70.2 million) far exceeds the combined potential value ($2.8 million), reflecting formula grants and pass-throughs where the county receives and distributes federal funds to local service providers and beneficiaries rather than directly invoicing for its own labor or procurements. ST Charles County operates no parent contract vehicles and maintains no teaming role with prime contractors; its federal engagement is purely as a grant recipient administering federal programs at the local level.