County Of Wise

County of Wise, Virginia, is a local government entity headquartered in Wise, Virginia, that serves as a parent organization receiving federal grant funding to support regional development and community services initiatives. The county does not currently hold federal contract awards but maintains an active presence in the federal grant landscape, leveraging federal funding to strengthen infrastructure, public safety, social services, and community resilience across the rural Appalachian region. As a local government county entity registered in SAM.gov since April 2010, Wise County demonstrates a consistent commitment to securing and administering federal funding for the benefit of its constituents and the broader southwestern Virginia region.

While County of Wise does not maintain a federal contract portfolio, the organization has received multiple federal grant sub-awards distributed through state and federal agency prime grantees that support critical operational and programmatic needs. Sub-grant awards administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services have provided allocations for local budget support related to social services programs. Sub-grants from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services have funded specialized public safety initiatives, including the establishment of a Domestic Violence Investigator position within the Wise County Sheriff's Office, the Wise County & City of Norton Victim/Witness Program providing direct services to crime victims and witnesses, the Law Protects Our Youth Court Appointed Special Advocates (LPOY-CASA) program focused on advocating for abused and neglected children, and technology infrastructure improvements such as dispatch mobile radio consoles and in-car camera systems for patrol vehicles. Additional sub-awards through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management have supported sheriff's terrorism prevention equipment, hazardous materials team capabilities, and security grant initiatives. Transportation and community development sub-awards distributed by the Virginia Department of Transportation have funded pedestrian improvement projects, streetscaping enhancements along Fourth Avenue in Wise, and trail amenity construction for the Appalachia-Big Stone Gap Trail project. Sub-grants from the Appalachian HIDTA have supported drug control strategy implementation across the region.

County of Wise functions primarily as a prime grantee receiving direct federal grant awards focused on community infrastructure development and emergency management. The county has received multiple project grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), including awards of $875,000 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028), $682,115 (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027), and additional awards dating back to October 2021, collectively supporting community infrastructure initiatives, workforce training, business site development, and regional economic diversification across the 13-state Appalachian region. The county received a $147,571 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to remove debris and sediment from waterways and floodplains and restore hydraulic capacity in response to natural disaster impacts, with completion scheduled for May 1, 2027. Additionally, County of Wise received a project grant from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development supporting economic development initiatives and community project funding (award date February 17, 2023 through August 31, 2031). These prime federal grant awards demonstrate the county's capacity to manage substantial funding mechanisms addressing regional infrastructure needs, environmental restoration, economic development, and disaster recovery within the Appalachian region.