City Of Clermont

City of Clermont, a municipality in Clermont, Florida, receives federal grant funding as a recipient focused on emergency management and public safety, operating primarily as a sub-recipient under state pass-through entities rather than as a prime grantee. The city is a U.S. local government entity that has secured four prime federal grants and participates in fifteen sub-grant awards, with combined obligated dollars totaling $7.2 million across nineteen awards since 2005.

The city's grant portfolio concentrates heavily on emergency response and disaster recovery. As a prime recipient, Clermont holds a $5.8 million three-year Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant (CFDA 97.083) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, awarded March 23, 2026, for hiring and retaining firefighters through March 2029. The city also received a $104,950 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Project Grant (CFDA 97.044) from FEMA on September 27, 2025, completing September 26, 2027, supporting equipment procurement, infrastructure improvements, training, and health and wellness programs for emergency responders. As a sub-recipient, the city participates in fifteen federal sub-grants flowing primarily through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and the State of Florida Department of Transportation. These sub-grants fund emergency protective measures, debris removal, disaster recovery under FEMA Disaster Declaration DR4834-FL, victim services administered through the Florida Department of Legal Affairs, and highway traffic safety enforcement initiatives including the "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt campaign and speeding-enforcement programs.

The city's customer base reflects its public-safety and disaster-response mission. FEMA (through the Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards office) accounts for eleven of nineteen awards, the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sponsors four awards, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs accounts for two awards. Activity has grown modestly — one award in 2020 to six in 2025 — with only one award (likely a sub-grant) reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. Clermont's federal footprint is characteristic of a mid-sized municipal recipient leveraging state pass-through mechanisms for disaster assistance, emergency services staffing, and traffic safety initiatives rather than competing as a federal contractor or holding prime federal vehicles.