Valley County

Valley County, operating as the Recorder and Auditor's Office and based in Cascade, Idaho, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal grants for transportation safety, natural resource management, and law enforcement support, acting as both prime recipient (50% of recent awards) and sub-recipient (50%) on grants from federal and state agencies.

Valley County's federal grant footprint centers on three distinct capability areas. Transportation safety work includes a $200,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration in July 2026 to develop a multijurisdictional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan addressing roadway fatalities and serious injuries, running through January 2029. Forest management and wood utilization work anchors around a $300,000 Wood Utilization Assistance program grant (CFDA 10.674) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northern Region, awarded December 2023 to provide technical assistance on emerging wood utilization technologies and forest management, with completion set for August 2025. Hazardous fuels reduction and recreation infrastructure constitute the third stream: a cooperative agreement from the Forest Service Intermountain Region for hazardous fuels vegetation treatment and chipper rental on Valley County lands, running through September 2033, plus smaller project grants for trail toilet installation and snowmobile trail grooming equipment.

As a sub-recipient, Valley County participates in law enforcement and emergency management programs channeled through state agencies. The Sheriff's Office operates a peer support and mental health training program funded through the Idaho State Police (awarded March 2024), conducts traffic enforcement and distracted-driving awareness campaigns under sub-awards from the Idaho Department of Transportation (multiple awards November 2024 and March 2024), and participates in hazard fuel treatment work on non-federal lands coordinated through the Idaho Department of Lands (May 2024). A Fire Management Assistance Grant sub-award from the State of Idaho Military Division (May 2025) funds culvert upsizing in Valley County.

Customer concentration is fragmented across eleven distinct federal agencies. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Intermountain Region leads by award count with five grants, followed by the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with five awards and the Forest Service Northern Region with three. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $18,000, with $3.7 million in total obligated dollars—reflecting the federal grant program structure where potential-value ceilings often reflect administrative baseline amounts while actual obligations track reimbursement schedules. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The subsidiary Valley County Sheriff's Office is the operational unit delivering law enforcement support, peer counseling, and traffic enforcement activities across the sub-recipient award portfolio.