Laramie County Government

Laramie County Government (Laramie County Division), a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, acts as a federal grant recipient and subrecipient for law enforcement, emergency management, and social services programs, with 27% of recent awards as prime recipient and 73% as sub-recipient under state and federal pass-through grants.

The county's federal footprint centers on criminal justice and behavioral health grants from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, with secondary exposure to substance abuse prevention and transportation safety programs. The top five customer agencies account for 61% of awards: the Administration for Children and Families leads with 32 awards (primarily Temporary Assistance for Needy Families sub-awards flowing through Wyoming's Family Services Department), followed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance with 12 awards, the broader Office of Justice Programs with 7 awards, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration with 7 awards, and the Community Oriented Policing Program with 4 awards. As a sub-recipient, Laramie County receives the bulk of its funding through state agencies serving as prime grantees—particularly the Wyoming Department of Health, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Wyoming Office of Statelands, Wyoming Attorney General, and Wyoming Family Services Department.

Representative prime grant work includes a $21,147 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant (Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded May 1, 2026, ultimate completion April 30, 2029) to procure two portable fingerprint scanner systems and associated training for the Laramie County Coroner's Office; a $1.3 million Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion grant (Bureau of Justice Assistance, awarded October 1, 2022, ultimate completion September 30, 2026) providing case management and harm-reduction services for drug offenders in collaboration with the Laramie County Sheriff's Office, Cheyenne Police Department, and regional health providers; and a law enforcement training curriculum and certification program grant (Community Oriented Policing Program, awarded October 1, 2023, ultimate completion September 30, 2025) delivering comprehensive training materials, implementation plans, evaluation frameworks, and train-the-trainer programs for officers. Justice Assistance Grants (block grants from Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 1, 2022 and October 1, 2023) fund duty gear procurement, NIBRS compliance, and community policing overtime for both the Sheriff's Office and City of Cheyenne Police Department.

As a sub-recipient, the county receives pass-through awards from Wyoming state agencies managing federal programs. TANF sub-awards from Wyoming's Family Services Department recur monthly across multiple fiscal years (FY 2022–2025), reflecting ongoing administrative and payroll support for county social services. Sub-awards under Wyoming Department of Health substance abuse prevention block grants (CFDA 93.959) span 2022–2023 for behavioral health interventions. Wyoming Department of Transportation sub-awards (October 2025, October 2022, September 2024) support impaired driving detection, training, and multi-jurisdiction enforcement. Recent sub-awards include cybersecurity systems (Darktrace and Silverfort platforms, October 2025), P-25 compliant radios and SWAT equipment (November 2024), election security firewall procurement (August 2024), and emergency management payroll and training expenses. The county also received a Community Wildfire Defense Grant sub-award from Wyoming's Office of Statelands (February 3, 2026).

Activity shows concentration in 2024 (33 awards) with significant decline in 2025–2026 (7 awards in 2025, 4 in 2026 year-to-date). Combined dollars obligated across all 102 awards total $12.4 million. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The county's federal engagement is fundamentally pass-through in character—as a local government, it receives and administers state and federal block grants and categorical programs for criminal justice, social services, and emergency management, rather than competing for discretionary federal contracts or managing multiple prime IDIQs.