Trinity Public Utilities District

Trinity Public Utilities District, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Weaverville, California, receives federal grants for infrastructure and emergency-response projects, acting as a prime recipient (75% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on wildfire mitigation and emergency-services grants. The entity is not a federal contractor and does not hold contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded work through the Department of Agriculture and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Trinity's customer base divides across three agencies with equal concentration. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region accounts for four awards focused on fuel-buildup reduction and wildfire-risk mitigation in high-risk areas, including ladder-fuel removal and vegetation management to reduce regrowth around retained trees, with ultimate completion dates extending through November 2029. The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has issued two Project Grants under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766): a $360,000 award in May 2026 focused on community facility projects in rural areas with emphasis on fire, police, rescue, and ambulance services (completing May 2028), and an earlier award under a Community Project Grants program (completing September 2027). The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued two awards, one of which Trinity received as a sub-recipient of a county-wide broken utility pole damage grant from the Office of Emergency Services (awarded January 2024).

Recent award activity is sparse — one award per year in 2024, 2025, and 2026 — though dollars obligated ($11.9 million) substantially exceed combined potential value ($9 thousand), reflecting reobligations and modifications to earlier-year grants. Two awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, positioning Trinity for recompete or renewal with FEMA and USDA. Work categories cluster around site preparation and wildfire mitigation (solid waste collection, site preparation contracting, equipment rental) rather than utility operations.