County Of Wheeler

County Of Wheeler, doing business as Clerk's Office, is a U.S. local government entity (county government) headquartered in Fossil, Oregon that receives federal grants for public safety, emergency management, wildfire mitigation, and transportation programs, operating as a prime grant recipient (26% of awards) and grant sub-recipient (74% of awards) with no federal contract prime or sub work in the source record.

County Of Wheeler's federal footprint is grant-driven, anchored in three prime federal grants. The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $2.4 million on April 16, 2026 (CFDA 20.614, Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements) to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for Wheeler County with supplemental plans focused on responder safety and post-crash care protocols, with performance through April 15, 2029. The USDA Forest Service awarded $992,815 on September 19, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) for a 4.5-year vegetation-clearing project along roadway shoulders to improve defensible spaces and evacuation routes. The Department of Justice awarded a Community Oriented Policing Services Technology and Equipment Program grant (invitation-only) on December 29, 2022 for law enforcement equipment acquisition, completion date December 31, 2024. County Of Wheeler also holds a Bureau of Land Management purchase order awarded July 31, 2026 ($100,000 ceiling, one-year base plus four one-year options through July 31, 2031) for law enforcement services in Wheeler County—routine patrols by motorized vehicle, foot, and off-highway vehicle, weekend and holiday coverage during peak summer months (May through September), radio dispatch to BLM Rangers, and emergency assistance—with performance on BLM-administered lands in Prineville, Oregon under Service Contract Labor Standards.

Grant sub-award activity is substantial: County Of Wheeler receives pass-through federal funding from the Oregon Health Authority (Public Health division) for recurring 2023–2027 public health financial assistance agreements; from the Oregon Department of Emergency Management for wildfire recovery, county-wide road damage, and emergency preparedness (EMPG) funding; from the Oregon Department of Justice for direct victims-of-crime services; and from the Oregon Department of Transportation for public transportation mobility management and preventive maintenance. Sub-awards also include law-enforcement equipment grants (night vision, portable radio repeaters, surveillance equipment), substance abuse prevention funding, and vehicle replacement support. The source notes County Of Wheeler has historically supported mental health services, public health emergency response, victim services, and disaster recovery through state pass-through awards.

The vendor's customer concentration is low and dispersed. The top five federal agencies account for 31% of award count, led by the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington (7 awards, $184 thousand combined potential value). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency, HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention round out the active set. Award volume peaked in 2023 (14 awards) and has stabilized at 8–12 awards annually since 2024, with twelve awards recorded in 2026. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $7.9 million against a combined potential value of $203 thousand, a ratio reflecting the heavy weighting of prior-year obligation status on mature grants. County Of Wheeler operates its own subsidiary, Wheeler Soil And Water Conservation District (U.S. local government, municipality), which is not separately tracked in this award footprint.