County Of White

County Of White, doing business as White County Auditor, is a U.S. local government entity (county government) based in Monticello, Indiana that acts as a federal grant recipient funding airport infrastructure, emergency management, transportation, and public health projects across White County. The vendor holds no federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant prime recipient (48% of all awards) and grant sub-recipient (52% of awards) under federal transportation, public health, and emergency management grant programs.

County Of White's primary federal grant footprint concentrates in airport infrastructure development and emergency services under the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). Between 2022 and 2026, the vendor received nine prime project grants totaling over $20.8 million in combined obligated dollars across 44 awards from eight distinct federal agencies. The FAA's Great Lakes Region accounts for 17 awards across the portfolio; the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration contributes 13 awards; the CDC contributes 2 awards. Representative prime grant work includes a $443,333 FAA project grant awarded August 13, 2024 for taxiway realignment at Monticello Airport (shifting Taxiway A 150 feet to meet FAA standards and partially reimbursing fuel farm relocation completed in May 2023, with completion through August 12, 2028); a $152,627 FAA project grant awarded August 18, 2025 for acquisition of four easements protecting Runway 18/36 approach (completion August 17, 2029); and a $166,667 FAA grant awarded September 14, 2022 for removal of 19 acres of non-hazardous tree obstructions to meet FAA safety standards (completion September 13, 2026). The vendor also received FAA grants supporting runway extension through nine phases (including road relocation) and COVID-19 pandemic economic relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act.

County Of White acts as a sub-recipient on 23 awards spanning construction engineering, bridge inspection, right-of-way acquisition, and public transit operating assistance, primarily flowing from the Indiana Department of Transportation (principal prime grantee) and the Indiana Department of Health (immunization programs, epidemiology and laboratory capacity, public health emergency preparedness, workforce development). The vendor also receives sub-award funding for emergency management personnel support, mobile command center development, and rural public transit operations. Activity accelerated significantly in 2024 (15 awards) compared to the prior two-year average (2.5 per year), though recent volume moderated to six awards in 2025 and four in 2026.