Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Palmer, Alaska, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across multiple federal agencies, with no federal contract awards in the source record. The borough operates as a grant recipient rather than a vendor selling goods or services; it receives and administers federal funding for regional infrastructure, environmental conservation, emergency management, transit services, and economic development in the Matanuska-Susitna area of Alaska.

The borough's federal grant footprint spans at least 27 distinct customer agencies across a mix of prime recipient and sub-recipient roles (52% prime, 48% sub). The largest recent prime recipients are the Denali Commission, the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10. Representative prime grant work includes a $400,000 Denali Commission grant (CFDA 90.100) for Port MacKenzie Master Plan Update through December 2027; a $2.26 million Federal Transit Administration formula grant (CFDA 20.507) for transit capital and operating assistance, delivering fixed-route, demand-response, and paratransit services borough-wide through December 2025; a $1.18 million Department of Transportation Maritime Administration grant (CFDA 20.816) for a 75-ton rough terrain crane purchase at Port MacKenzie, running through June 2030; a $120,000 Fish and Wildlife Service National Fish Habitat Partnership grant (CFDA 15.686) for fish passage barrier removal at Cottonwood Creek and Fern Street, restoring 13.2 kilometers of upstream salmonid habitat through December 2026; an EPA SWIFR cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.804) for landfill operations, compost facility construction, and solid waste collection infrastructure enhancement through June 2027; an $8.37 million Economic Development Administration project grant for visitor infrastructure and retail space in Palmer through May 2027; and a Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets and Roads for All grant ($479,600, CFDA 20.939) for a roadway safety action plan through December 2025. The borough also operates wildfire fuel reduction and debris removal programs under U.S. Forest Service and FEMA cooperative agreements addressing spruce bark beetle outbreak response and disaster recovery.

As a sub-recipient, the borough receives pass-through funding primarily through the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (disaster recovery and hazard mitigation grants under FEMA disaster declarations DR4413, DR4533, and DR4646), the Alaska Department of Health (public health emergency preparedness), FEMA emergency management performance grants, FEMA state homeland security program awards, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (fish passage habitat restoration). The sub-award portfolio reflects heavy concentration in disaster recovery and emergency preparedness — the borough has received multiple sub-awards for school district facilities restoration, debris removal, road and bridge repairs, landfill repairs, and fire station upgrades following declared disasters.

Activity has averaged roughly 11 awards per year over the past five years, with 119 total awards spanning 2004 to September 2026. Seven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete cycles primarily in emergency preparedness and transit services. The combined obligated funding across all awards totals $76.1 million, reflecting the borough's role as a regional recipient of infrastructure, environmental, and emergency management federal support rather than as a federal contractor or subcontractor competing for procurements.