County Of Schoharie

County Of Schoharie, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Schoharie, New York, operates as a federal grant sub-recipient (99% of recent awards) and prime recipient on human services and environmental conservation programs administered by state and federal agencies. The county receives federal funding through pass-through grants from New York State and direct awards from the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Homeland Security, performing behavioral health services, temporary assistance administration, child welfare services, and environmental conservation work at the county level in upstate New York.

County Of Schoharie's award portfolio spans 372 federal awards since 2012, with $130 million in combined obligations. The vast majority—369 awards (99%)—are sub-awards under state-administered federal grant programs; only three awards are direct prime recipients or prime contractors. Activity has grown sharply year over year, from two awards in 2022 to 88 in 2024 and 84 in 2025, with 64 awards in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting increasing engagement with federal pass-through grant administration. The customer agency concentration is heavily skewed toward New York State administrative bodies acting as pass-through grant administrators. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families dominates the top customers list with 194 total awards across multiple sub-lines (covering child welfare, temporary assistance, and related programs), followed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters with 107 awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 23 awards. This concentration pattern reflects the county's role as a local government contractor and sub-grantee in federally funded social services and emergency management programs flowing through state intermediaries rather than direct federal procurement.

Recent prime grant work includes a $1.795587 million Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration award dated September 30, 2026, for implementation of a countywide system of care under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances program (CFDA 93.104). The four-year project, running through September 29, 2030, will serve 390 unduplicated youth ages 5-21 by establishing a 24/7 mobile crisis team, standardized screening, critical time intervention-informed care coordination, and evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, with expected outcomes of reduced emergency department utilization and improved cross-system behavioral health coordination. Two additional prime awards include a cooperative agreement with the National Resources Conservation Service (dated September 22, 2023, completing January 31, 2026) for the Little Schoharie Reach environmental restoration project (EWP Project 5053), and a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (dated March 1, 2026, completing February 28, 2029) for specialty crop competitiveness and promotion work. County Of Schoharie's sub-award footprint centers on child welfare and temporary assistance administration passed through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and the New York Office of Children and Family Services, with recurring sub-awards for TANF administration (CFDA 93.558), child support services, and foster care and adoption assistance programs dating from 2024 through 2026. FEMA pass-through awards support emergency management and state homeland security programs at the county level. The county does not hold federal contracts, IDVs, or GWACs and does not operate as a prime contractor or team member on federal procurement vehicles.