City Of Jacksonville, Florida

City Of Jacksonville, Florida operates as a U.S. local government entity providing fair employment practices agency (FEPA) services, community development and housing assistance, emergency management and disaster recovery support, and social services to federal agencies as a prime recipient of federal grants and a subrecipient on state-passed-through disaster assistance awards. The city competes for and receives federal grants on a non-set-aside basis across 45 federal agencies, with a footprint dominated by formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Jacksonville's award portfolio spans 450 total awards (prime and sub combined) with a combined potential value of $1.2 million in government contracts and a combined obligated amount of $884.9 million across federal grants and contracts—the latter figure reflecting Jacksonville's role as the direct recipient and administrator of large HUD housing formula grants (HOME, HOPWA, ESG, CDBG) and FEMA disaster recovery funding. Seventy-two percent of awards are prime (324 awards as recipient or direct awardee), and 28 percent are sub-awards from state pass-through grantees, primarily the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for disaster recovery activities related to Hurricane Ian and other events.

Customer concentration is heavily tilted toward federal grant-making agencies. FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards leads by count (96 awards) and is tied for dominance by dollar value; HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (81 awards) anchors the housing and homelessness portfolio; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (27 awards, $924 thousand combined potential value) represents Jacksonville's Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) and FEPA complaint-processing awards; HUD's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (25 awards) funds fair housing compliance work; and the U.S. Coast Guard (24 awards, $217 thousand combined potential value) purchases memberships at Jacksonville's Cecil Aquatic Center for HITRON members. The top five funding agencies account for 56 percent of awards by count.

Representative grant awards demonstrate Jacksonville's capability portfolio across housing, homelessness, disaster recovery, and victim services. In housing and homelessness, Jacksonville is the recipient of a $3.096 million HOPWA Formula Grant (HUD, January 2026 through January 2029) providing housing assistance and supportive services for low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS across four counties; a $3.287 million HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant (HUD, January 2026 through September 2034) funding affordable housing acquisition, rehabilitation, and tenant-based rental assistance; a $602 thousand Emergency Solutions Grant (HUD, January 2026 through January 2028) supporting emergency shelter, street outreach, and rapid re-housing; and a $132.9 thousand Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) grant (HUD, July 2026 through July 2028) for disaster-displaced homelessness prevention. For disaster recovery, Jacksonville received a $6.75 million cooperative agreement (EPA Region 4, September 2025 through July 2028) to construct sanitary sewer infrastructure and abandon septic systems in the Christobel neighborhood, eliminating approximately 310 septic systems. In transportation, Jacksonville received a $1.15 million TIFIA-funded Regional Infrastructure Accelerator award (DOT Immediate Office of Secretary, September 2026 through August 2029) to provide planning, technical assistance, and financing support for major projects, and a $1.25 million Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance award (DOT, January 2025 through January 2028) for the LaVilla Transit Innovation and Equity Project. For victim services, Jacksonville received a $600 thousand Justice Systems Response to Families grant (DOJ Office on Violence Against Women, October 2025 through September 2028) to deliver supervised visitation, safe exchange, and training to domestic violence survivors in partnership with the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, Jewish Family & Community Services, and Hubbard House.

Activity has grown steadily from 18 awards in 2022 to 49 in 2025, with 19 awards recorded in 2026 to date. Twenty-two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity for competing organizations or contract-renewal risk for Jacksonville's grant management. Jacksonville serves as a direct recipient on formula grants from HUD (HOME, HOPWA, ESG, CDBG programs), FEMA disaster grants and preparedness programs, the Environmental Protection Agency (clean air monitoring and wastewater infrastructure under the Inflation Reduction Act and other authorities), the Department of Transportation (TIFIA, Asset Concessions programs), the Department of Justice (violence intervention, veterans employment, drug courts), and other agencies. As a subrecipient, Jacksonville receives disaster recovery pass-throughs from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management for emergency protective measures, debris removal, sheltering, and property acquisition following hurricanes—the state divisions are prime grantees, and Jacksonville administers city-specific project accounts within those statewide awards. Jacksonville's largest and most recurring federal relationships are with HUD (housing and community development formula grants) and FEMA (disaster assistance and preparedness grants), each anchoring tens of millions of dollars in multi-year awards.