Ohio County Commission

Ohio County Commission, a county-level government entity based in Wheeling, West Virginia, is a federal grant recipient focused on airport infrastructure development and emergency management. The organization has received 28 prime federal grants (76% of recent awards) and 9 sub-awards (24%) across a nine-agency customer base, with no presence in federal prime contracting.

Ohio County Commission's primary federal footprint centers on airport improvement and modernization at Wheeling's regional airport. The Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region has awarded fourteen grants totaling infrastructure work under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), and related initiatives. Recent representative projects include a $1.154 million Project Grant awarded July 13, 2026, to construct and extend the safety area at Runway 3/21 (completion July 12, 2030); a $391,760 Project Grant awarded July 6, 2026, to reconstruct an FAA contract tower via Phase 2 cab window replacement and tower base rehabilitation (completion June 9, 2029); a $1.052 million Project Grant awarded July 29, 2025, to rehabilitate 9,200 square yards of apron pavement in Phase 1 (completion July 28, 2029); and a $490,206 Formula Grant awarded August 25, 2025, funding the final construction phase of apron rehabilitation (completion August 24, 2029). A $1.6 million Project Grant from June 10, 2025, funds tower reconstruction in its final phase. Earlier work includes runway pavement sealing and crack repair (July 15, 2022 award, completion July 14, 2026) and contract tower rehabilitation phases awarded in August and September 2023. All FAA airport work carries multi-year completion schedules extending through 2029 or 2030.

Federal Emergency Management Agency awards comprise the secondary portfolio. Ohio County Commission acts as a sub-recipient on FEMA grants from the Division of Emergency Management, covering disaster-related debris removal, emergency protective measures, donated services, and grant management costs (awards spanning October 2025 through February 2026). The organization also appears as a sub-recipient on a West Virginia University Research Corporation grant tied to the Inflation Reduction Act and carries sub-awards from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs for criminal justice and drug-enforcement initiatives.

Activity has grown sharply from one award in 2022 to seven in 2025 and five year-to-date in 2026, driven almost entirely by successive phases of FAA airport infrastructure grants. Only one award faces completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete pressure. The organization's grant recipient role is restricted to federal infrastructure and emergency management programs; it maintains no contracting vehicle seats or prime contract awards.