County Of Toole

County Of Toole, a local government entity based in Shelby, Montana, receives federal grants as a prime recipient and sub-recipient, with all recent activity rooted in airport infrastructure, public transit capital assistance, and healthcare operations funded through Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation programs. The county does not hold federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; its federal footprint is entirely grant-based, with 30 prime grant awards and 11 sub-awards (27% of total) since 2003.

County Of Toole's grant activity concentrates sharply on the Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region office. Nine prime awards and six additional FAA awards account for roughly half of the county's grant portfolio by count, with the most recent and largest awards focused on Shelby Municipal Airport pavement and equipment projects. The county received a $312,860 Airport Infrastructure Grants award (CFDA 20.117) on June 30, 2026, funding Phase 1 and Phase 2 design work for three pavement projects at Shelby Municipal Airport: reconstruction of 1,990 feet of Taxiway A, rehabilitation of 3,701 feet of Runway 11/29, and rehabilitation of 5,005 feet of Runway 5/23, with performance running through June 2030. The county also received a $206,989.47 award under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) on August 25, 2025, for Phase 1 design services for runway rehabilitation at the same airport. Earlier FAA awards funded acquisition of snow removal equipment (a tractor for airfield winter clearing, granted September 2023) and installation of an AWOS III P/T automated weather observing system (Formula Grant, June 2022). The county received American Rescue Plan Act economic relief funds (January 2022) for airport operations, personnel, cleaning, and debt service.

County Of Toole's sub-award footprint reflects Department of Transportation transit programs. Eleven sub-awards document capital assistance for public transit vehicles—19-passenger ADA cutaway buses, a 9-passenger ADA high-roof extended van—and operating grants for rural transit and intercity bus service, all awarded through Montana Department of Transportation under federal Rural Operating and Capital Assistance programs between February 2024 and June 2026. The county also holds a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA V436P3635) carrying five task orders valued at $2 million in combined potential value. Award activity has accelerated modestly—two awards per year in 2022–2023, seven in 2024, then three in 2025 and two in 2026—suggesting stabilized mid-cycle performance rather than growth. The county's combined obligated dollars ($8.9 million) exceed its combined potential value ($3.1 million), indicating invoiced work outpacing remaining performance obligations across the grant portfolio.