Yakima County

Yakima County, operating as Yakima County Auditors Office, is a local government entity based in Yakima, Washington that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient and as a sub-recipient under state and federal grant pass-throughs; the county does not hold prime federal contracts. The entity is a child of County of Yakima, the parent county government structure.

Yakima County's federal footprint centers on affordable housing development, natural resource restoration, drug trafficking interdiction, and social services administration. As a prime grant recipient, the county holds formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) — most recently a $410,866 award effective January 8, 2026 through September 30, 2034 supporting affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental assistance for low- and very low-income households in the Yakima area. The county also received a $1.9 million project grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) awarded June 17, 2025 (completion September 30, 2028) to complete 60 percent design and study work for flood reduction and floodplain restoration at the Naches River and Cowiche Creek confluence, including bridge replacement, irrigation system removal, topographic regrading, and native riparian replanting across 136 acres. A third named prime grant was a Bureau of Reclamation project grant awarded September 15, 2023 (completion December 31, 2026) to serve as project management agency for Tieton River fish passage improvement, including construction of a new bridge to enhance passage for threatened bull trout and native resident fish species. The county holds recurring formula grants from HUD's HOME program (awards dated September 2021, November 2021, November 2023, and August 2024) and project grants from the Office of the National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program (awards in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 through December 2026).

The county's customer base spans housing, natural resources, law enforcement, and health services. By award count, HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads with eleven awards, followed by the Drug Enforcement Administration with eight awards (combined potential value $6 thousand), the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service with six awards, and the Office of the National Drug Control Policy with five awards. By potential value, the Forest Service R6-Pacific Northwest Region carries the largest share at $34 thousand across two awards, reflecting the natural resources design and restoration work.

As a sub-recipient, Yakima County receives pass-through grants from Washington State entities including the Department of Social and Health Services for county legal services; the Recreation and Conservation Office for fish habitat and floodplain restoration feasibility assessment on Blue Slough; the Superintendent of Public Instruction for child nutrition program administration (six awards, September 2024); the Washington State Department of Commerce for victim services and violence-against-women programming; the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts for family treatment court participant support; and the Executive Office of the State of Washington for rural fiber-to-home network construction near Tieton. The county also received a sub-award under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (March 3, 2026) and manages a Pre-Disaster Mitigation pass-through and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) sub-award for hazard mitigation. In the past several years, the county has functioned as social services sub-recipient for homelessness assistance, community action services, and child nutrition support.

Recent activity shows volatility — three awards in 2022, eight in 2023, thirteen in 2024, seven in 2025, and three in early 2026 — with only two awards (combined potential value unspecified) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure in the visible grant portfolio. The county's award portfolio reflects its role as a local government conduit for federal housing, infrastructure, law enforcement, and social service funding rather than a procurement vendor selling goods or services to the federal government.