County Of Yuma

County of Yuma, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Yuma, Arizona, operates as a federal grant recipient (19% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient (81% of recent awards) across health, social services, infrastructure, and public safety programs funded through federal agencies. The county does not hold federal contracts; its engagement with the federal government is entirely grant-based, channeled through state intermediaries and federal agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Justice.

Yuma County's federal footprint centers on rural infrastructure, public health, and social services delivery to low-income and underserved populations in southwestern Arizona. As a prime grant recipient, the county has received funding for water and waste disposal systems serving rural colonias and underserved communities. A representative example is the $6.167 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (CFDA 10.770) awarded August 31, 2022 to extend domestic water infrastructure and services to rural and colonia areas. More recently, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded an $800,000 project grant (CFDA 20.327) effective November 1, 2025 for elimination of three Union Pacific Railroad grade crossings in Yuma County, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. Smaller prime grants include a $317,929 domestic water systems project grant from USDA Rural Utilities Service in July 2021 and a $915,871 colonias domestic water grant from the same program in the same period.

The county's sub-recipient footprint is substantially larger and more diverse. Yuma County receives pass-through funding from Arizona Department of Health Services for community health worker programs, tuberculosis and diabetes education services, maternal and child health initiatives, and vaccine program support. A significant flow runs through Prevent Child Abuse Arizona for family engagement, dependency process navigation, and substance abuse services for parents and infants and toddlers aged zero to three in Yuma County. The Arizona Department of Economic Security channels funds for child support enforcement, visitation facilitation, and family preservation programs. Criminal Justice Commission Arizona funds narcotics task force operations and prosecution support. CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) sub-awards, routed through state housing and emergency management offices, fund owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, ADA accessibility improvements at county parks, and HVAC replacement and facility upgrades at domestic violence shelters. An August 31, 2021 sub-award funded community health worker implementation under the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases program, with a completion date of August 30, 2025, supporting outreach and engagement for the Hispanic/Latino population (69% of county residents) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customer concentration is substantial. The top five funding agencies account for 56% of awards by count: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (25 awards), HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (23 awards), USDA Rural Utilities Service (14 awards), the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (11 awards), and HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (7 awards). The potential-value ranking reflects the same agencies, though aggregate dollar magnitudes across the portfolio are modest relative to award count — the combined potential value across all 144 awards (prime and sub) is $5 thousand, offset by $77 million in obligated dollars reported across the portfolio, indicating substantial prior-year disbursements against lower-ceiling awards.

Activity has accelerated in recent years, growing from thirteen awards in 2022 to forty-eight in 2024, with sixteen awards in 2025 and five in 2026 (as of June). Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The corporate structure lists a subsidiary, Yuma County Housing Department (a housing authority entity), which carries a portion of the county's housing rehabilitation and community development activities. Federal engagement is almost entirely sub-recipient and pass-through in character, reflecting Yuma County's role as a local implementing agency for federal social services, public health, and infrastructure programs rather than as a direct prime contractor or federal grant originator.