Walthall County Board Of Supervisors

Walthall County Board of Supervisors, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Tylertown, Mississippi, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on airport infrastructure and emergency management assistance rather than as a federal contractor. The organization is a county government structure with no federal contract prime awards; instead it receives and manages federal grants and acts as a sub-recipient under state-administered disaster-assistance programs.

Walthall County's federal footprint centers on airport development and maintenance at Tylertown Airport in Magnolia, Mississippi. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region dominates the grant portfolio, accounting for 10 of the organization's 22 total awards. Representative work includes a $452,129 Airport Infrastructure Grants award (CFDA 20.117) issued July 13, 2026, to construct a new 6,500-square-foot non-exclusive-use hangar for aircraft storage and maintenance, paired with a companion $254,155 Airport Improvement Program grant (CFDA 20.116) funding the remaining eligible portion of the same construction phase, both with ultimate completion July 12, 2030. Earlier work includes a $227,492 Airport Improvement Program grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded July 9, 2025, for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation across 10,030 square yards of apron pavement, 3,023 feet of Runway 18/36 pavement, and associated taxiway surfaces, completion targeted July 8, 2029. A larger $1.135 million grant from June 22, 2022, funds land acquisition (70 acres for future development), an aeronautical survey for a RNAV approach, replacement Precision Approach Path Indicators installation, and airport master plan updates, with completion scheduled June 21, 2026. The FAA Southern Region also awarded a grant in August 2022 for removal of non-hazard tree obstructions to meet FAA standards.

Beyond aviation, Walthall County receives disaster-assistance sub-awards channeled through the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Six sub-awards from Federal Emergency Management Agency programs (Public Assistance) dated between September 2025 and February 2026 total approximately $512,847 and carry designations such as "Disaster Assistance Grant Award PA 4874" for various public works disaster recovery efforts. The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded one cooperative agreement in September 2023 for bank stabilization along Stalling Bridge Road, with completion targeted October 31, 2026.

Award activity shows two peaks in 2025 and 2026 (five awards each year) after lower volumes in 2021–2023, reflecting recent federal infrastructure investment cycles. Combined dollars obligated across all 22 awards total $14.4 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. Walthall County's role as a sub-recipient on disaster-assistance grants routed through Mississippi Emergency Management represents 32% of the award count, with the remaining 68% consisting of direct prime grants from FAA and NRCS programs.