County Of Fairfax Virginia

County Of Fairfax Virginia, Department Of Finance Division, doing business as Fairfax County Government, is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, that receives federal grants as a recipient across social services, public safety, workforce development, housing, emergency management, and transportation—operating predominantly as a grant recipient (51% of recent awards are prime grants) rather than as a federal contractor.

Fairfax County's grant footprint spans a diverse portfolio of federal agencies and programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Planning and Development division leads by award count (90 awards), funding affordable housing, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter operations, and community development block grants. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service carries 52 awards for child nutrition programs, Head Start, and related child and family support. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families provides 42 awards for early childhood programs including a $11.2 million Head Start Project Grant (CFDA 93.600) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, which will deliver comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income children and families across a five-year performance period. The Federal Emergency Management Agency funds 31 awards through the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System program (CFDA 97.025), including a $1.39 million award (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) to maintain Fairfax County's specialized urban search and rescue task force capabilities. Fire protection and emergency response work dominates the top NAICS and PSC categories, with 13 fire protection awards and multiple fire control equipment, inspection, and maintenance awards reflecting the county's role as an emergency services provider.

Recent grant activity spans workforce development through the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (two project grants totaling $4.451 million awarded May 1, 2024 and April 1, 2024 for community-directed spending workforce initiatives), housing through HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant awards (CFDA 14.239 and 14.231), transportation through the Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets and Roads for All program ($1.6 million project grant, September 19, 2025 through September 19, 2030), and federal transit funding for bus replacement (a $59.5 million Federal Transit Administration award, March 26, 2025 through September 30, 2028, to procure 60 diesel-electric hybrid buses). The county also receives direct federal contracts on a limited scale; a $6,000 definitive contract from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for FY26 FEPA programs and small purchase orders from the Drug Enforcement Administration demonstrate minimal contract prime activity.

The county's sub-award footprint reflects pass-through grants routed through Virginia state agencies. Federal grant sub-awards flow primarily to Virginia's Department of Social Services, Commonwealth State Board of Education, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of Transportation, and Department of Criminal Justice Services, supporting nutrition programs (CNP Block Consolidated allocations), workforce training initiatives (WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs under CFDA 17.258, 17.278, and 17.259), victim services, and infrastructure projects. Named sub-recipients include the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board for behavioral health and opioid treatment initiatives, the Fairfax County Police Department for victim services and forensic equipment, and local nonprofit partners for domestic violence, sexual assault prevention, and emergency response operations.

Award volume has grown from 41 awards in 2022 to 122 in 2024, with eleven awards totaling $7 thousand in combined potential value completing within the next twenty-four months. The majority of Fairfax County's federal engagement operates under formula grants and project grants rather than competitive contracting; no SBA certifications or set-aside designations apply to this entity. The corporate structure includes the Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority and the County Of Fairfax Park Authority as named subsidiaries, both eligible for federal grant support in their respective programmatic areas.