ST. Mary Parish Government

ST. Mary Parish Government, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Franklin, Louisiana, acts as a federal grant recipient focused on rural infrastructure, airport improvements, and coastal resilience projects. The parish operates as both prime recipient (59% of awards) and sub-recipient (41%) across federal grant programs, with no federal contract prime or sub activity in the source data. As a government entity, ST. Mary Parish Government does not hold SBA certifications and competes on a full-and-open basis through federal grant programs rather than set-asides.

The parish's capability portfolio centers on three concrete domains: airport infrastructure (runway, taxiway, apron rehabilitation and navigational aids at Patterson, Louisiana), coastal resilience and flood mitigation (boat launch improvements, parking elevation, stormwater infrastructure), and emergency management and homeland security preparedness. Representative prime grant work includes a $3,654,807.78 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) awarded September 2024 to rehabilitate 5,399 feet of Runway 6/24 at Patterson airport; an $847,083.65 Formula Grant from the Department of the Treasury under the RESTORE Act Direct Component program awarded March 2024 for Quintana Boat Launch renovations and elevation to prevent coastal flooding; and a congressionally directed spending grant from the Rural Utilities Service awarded August 2025 for water disposal infrastructure. As a sub-recipient, ST. Mary Parish Government receives sub-awards from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management focused on disaster recovery (Hazard Mitigation Grant Program post-hurricane projects), emergency preparedness (Homeland Security Grant Program and Emergency Management Performance Grants), and resilient infrastructure (street improvements in Verdunville, parish drainage projects, and facility wind retrofit work).

Customer concentration is moderate. The top five agencies account for 73% of awards, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (16 awards), the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region (12 awards), and the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (5 awards), with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Fish and Wildlife Service each placing 4 awards. The parish has served ten distinct federal agencies over the source period. Activity is flat: two awards in 2022, rising to seven in both 2023 and 2024, declining to six in 2025, and three through May 2026. Combined potential value across all 56 awards is $19.3 million obligated. Only one award faces ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating low recompete cliff exposure. The parish's named subsidiary is the ST Mary Parish Sheriffs Office, a county law enforcement entity with no distinct federal award footprint in the source.