City Of Clearwater

City Of Clearwater, doing business as Myclearwater, is a U.S. local government entity based in Clearwater, Florida that receives federal grants as a prime recipient across community development, emergency management, renewable energy, and public safety programs. The city operates primarily as a federal grant recipient (63% of recent awards) with subordinate subrecipient activity (37%), and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The city's federal footprint centers on HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) formula grants for affordable housing and community development, FEMA disaster relief and hazard mitigation funding flowing through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management, Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance block grants for police equipment and co-responder mental health initiatives, and Department of Energy renewable energy project grants. Representative prime grant awards include a $383,226 HOME Investment Partnerships Program formula grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (awarded January 22, 2026, period of performance through September 30, 2034) for affordable housing expansion in Belleair, Florida; a $1,996,348 Renewable Energy Research and Development project grant from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (awarded October 1, 2025) supporting the city's Greenprint 2.0 sustainability initiative targeting 25% greenhouse gas emission reductions below 2007 levels by 2035 and 80% by 2050; and a $288,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards grant (awarded March 15, 2022) funding a co-responder pilot program pairing police officers with mental health professionals to respond jointly to mental health crisis calls. The city also received a project grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (awarded November 25, 2024) under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization program to repair and modernize natural gas distribution pipelines, and a project grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (awarded June 1, 2024) for mural design and installation.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward disaster relief and housing programs. The top three funding agencies—Federal Emergency Management Agency (41 awards), HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (38 awards), and Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (13 awards via multiple bureaus)—account for 89% of recent awards. FEMA's share reflects repeated sub-award allocations flowing through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for post-disaster infrastructure recovery, debris removal, emergency protective measures, and facility repairs across Clearwater's utilities, police, and public works systems.

Activity has grown substantially year over year, from five awards in 2022 to 24 awarded in 2026 alone (through September 25). Across 120 total awards spanning back to 1990, the city has obligated $54.2 million and worked with 15 distinct federal agencies. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable pipeline with minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Subrecipient activity includes 45 sub-awards from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for disaster recovery projects, the Florida Department of Transportation for highway safety initiatives, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for police equipment procurement under pass-through justice assistance programs.