County Of Sonoma

County Of Sonoma, operating through its Sonoma County Department Of Health Services, acts as a prime recipient and sub-recipient of federal grants focused on homelessness intervention, public health, nutrition, and mental health services in Sonoma County, California. As a local government entity, the department does not hold federal contracts and competes exclusively in the grant space, where it serves as recipient on HUD Continuum of Care awards and as sub-recipient on pass-through grants from California state agencies that distribute federal funds.

The department's federal footprint centers on homelessness and housing programs under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), through which it has received nine prime grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development since 2023. Recent awards include a $371,463 grant awarded July 1, 2026, running through June 30, 2027, to establish and operate permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS); a $623,735 award dated May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027; and a $549,993 grant dated May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. Each award funds eligible activities including COC planning, United Funding Agency fiscal control and accounting, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction. Performance occurs in Santa Rosa, California.

Beyond homelessness programming, Sonoma County Department of Health Services receives sub-grants from California state agencies distributing federal funds. The department holds sub-awards under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) administered through the California Department of Public Health; vaccine-preventable disease prevention funding under CFDA 93.268 also via CDPH; mental health and substance abuse block grants (MHBG, SUBG) via the California Department of Health Care Services; and home visiting and maternal and child health programs also through state pass-through mechanisms. An earlier grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration supported the Sonoma County Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency (ACCESS) Expansion project, awarded September 30, 2022, through September 29, 2023.

Across its 62 total awards (prime and sub, all federal sources), the department exhibits a 48% prime / 52% sub split. Activity has grown notably — from three awards in 2022 to sixteen in 2025 — with nine awards in 2026 (through October). Combined dollars obligated total $45.1 million. The top customer by award count is the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (14 awards), followed by HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (11 awards) and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (7 and 5 awards respectively), accounting for 68% of recent award volume. Only two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The department's parent is the County Of Sonoma's central administration (County Administrator's Office).