Linn County Board Of Commissioners

Linn County Board Of Commissioners, operating as Linn County Parks & Recreation Department, is a U.S. local government entity (county) that acts as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, delivering recreation infrastructure rehabilitation, youth community service programming, and public lands management work to civilian federal agencies in the Pacific Northwest. The entity is not a federal contractor and does not hold prime or sub contract awards; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants and cooperative agreements routed through the Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, with secondary federal funding flowing through Oregon state agencies serving as prime grantees.

Linn County's grant work centers on campground and recreation facility rehabilitation, native tree propagation for restoration, and youth workforce development on public lands. As a direct grant recipient to USDA Forest Service Region 6, Linn County holds three active cooperative agreements and project grants totaling $752,333: a $290,000 Good Neighbor Authority cooperative agreement (CFDA 10.691) awarded July 17, 2026, to rehabilitate Breitenbush and Cleator Bend Campgrounds through water system replacement, picnic table and signage replacement, re-gravelling, and restroom repair (completion September 30, 2028); a $284,550 Schools and Roads grant (CFDA 10.665) effective September 11, 2025, for infrastructure improvements including toilet decommissioning, well replacement, generator pad installation, campground loop re-paving, and trailhead safety improvements (completion September 30, 2028); and a $177,783 Schools and Roads project grant (CFDA 10.665) awarded June 24, 2025, for septic system replacement at Clear Lake Resort (completion December 31, 2029). Linn County also holds a Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement (CFDA 15.234) awarded June 16, 2023, continuing a partnership established in 2001 that funds youth community service on BLM lands, enabling forest fuels reduction, noxious weed control, construction, and resource management work ($145,367, completion June 15, 2026). A fourth direct award, a March 29, 2024 cooperative agreement with BLM's Oregon-Washington Region, funds propagation of 9,000 container-grown native trees and shrubs by youth from the New Beginnings Garden for planting in BLM restoration projects (completion March 28, 2027).

Linn County's sub-award portfolio (54 of 77 total awards, 70% of the footprint) flows primarily through the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Oregon Health Authority, and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Since 2022, Linn County has received sub-awards for bridge replacement and road improvement projects (Cox Creek Drive bridge replacement in Millersburg, Murder Creek bridge rehabilitation, Truax Creek bridge replacement, North River Drive public access improvements, and Upper Calapooia Drive Phase I design refinement), public health financial assistance agreements (2025–2027 Mental Health Services and Addictive Disorders funding), public transit vehicle and operations funding, victim crime services (routed through the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs), emergency debris removal (FEMA pass-through), and disaster recovery public works funding. The Oregon Military Department routed emergency management sub-awards (disaster recovery funds) to Linn County for a period of performance spanning 2021–2023.

Activity volume has remained steady at four to twelve awards annually over the past five years, with twelve awards in 2026 (most recent as of August 2026). Only three awards are scheduled to complete within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Top federal customers by award count include the Federal Highway Administration (15 awards), Federal Emergency Management Agency (12 awards), and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (9 awards), collectively representing 61% of the award count; however, these rankings reflect the sub-award structure rather than direct Linn County–to-federal relationships. Linn County does not compete for federal contracts and carries no contract parent vehicles or set-aside designations.