Phillips County Courthouse

Phillips County Courthouse, doing business as Clerk Of District Court, is a U.S. local government entity located in Phillips County, Montana. Registered to receive federal awards since January 2011, it serves as a central administrative hub for county operations, including judicial and record-keeping services typically associated with a clerk of district court. As a county-level organization and council of governments, Phillips County Courthouse primarily functions as a recipient and sub-recipient of federal grant funding to support various local initiatives and projects. Its involvement in federal awards spans a range of areas, including infrastructure improvements, emergency management, and law enforcement cooperation, particularly in border-centric operations.

While Phillips County Courthouse itself does not appear to have received direct federal contract awards, its subsidiary, Phillips County Sheriffs Offi (doing business as Crimestoppers), has been awarded multiple prime contracts from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. These contracts primarily involved providing law enforcement support services for Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities in Montana. For instance, in August 2023, Crimestoppers was awarded a $3,024 firm-fixed-price purchase order for law enforcement services during operations at the Nelson Reservoir project in Malta, Montana. Similarly, in 2021, they received an $11,837.52 purchase order for comparable services, likely related to another Bureau of Reclamation project in the region. These contracts demonstrate the entity's capability to provide supplemental law enforcement support for federal water resource management and infrastructure projects.

Phillips County Courthouse has been actively involved in federal grant programs, both as a prime recipient and sub-recipient. As a prime recipient, the courthouse was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224) on May 20, 2024. This funding is designated for the "MT PHILLIPS 2015(1), CONTENT ROAD - BASE AGREEMENT" project, supporting transportation infrastructure improvements near federal lands. Additionally, Phillips County Courthouse has participated in several grant programs as a sub-awardee, primarily administered by the Department of Military Affairs Montana. These sub-awards have focused on various aspects of emergency management and law enforcement cooperation. Specific projects include road and bridge repairs, emergency protective measures, and multiple initiatives aimed at enhancing cooperation and coordination between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for border-centric operations. The courthouse has also been a sub-recipient of Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding through the Montana Department of Corrections, likely to support public safety operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.