Lake County

Lake County, doing business as Lake County Board of County Commissioners (Lake County BOCC), is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Tavares, Florida that acts as a federal grant recipient across transportation, housing, emergency management, and public safety programs — not as a contractor. The entity operates as a prime recipient on 115 of 154 recent awards (75%) and receives sub-awards on 39 (25%), with no federal contract prime vehicle activity. Lake County operates as a parent entity with one named subsidiary, Lake County Of Business, and competes across federal formula and project grant programs with no set-aside designation applicable to government entities.

Lake County's federal footprint is dominated by formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 41 awards spanning Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.135), Home Investment Partnerships (CFDA 14.239), and Emergency Solutions Grants (CFDA 14.231) for affordable housing development, homebuyer assistance, rental rehabilitation, and homelessness prevention services. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) places 31 awards primarily under Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) and Buses and Bus Facilities Programs (CFDA 20.526), funding Lake County's preventive maintenance, operating expenses (driver salaries, fuel, consumables), safety and security equipment, bus stop improvements, and transit fleet replacement. Recent representative FTA awards include a $10.7 million formula grant (April 2026) for operating expenses and scheduling software, a $6.5 million formula grant (December 2024) for preventive maintenance and safety equipment, and a $1.5 million formula grant (June 2026) for procurement of three 30-foot ADA-accessible buses and transit stop enhancements. The Federal Emergency Management Agency funds 35 awards spanning the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083), the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044), and hazard mitigation and emergency protective measures sub-awards. Lake County received a $12.17 million SAFER project grant (March 2026, completion 2029) to support enhanced fire department staffing and deployment, and a $430,500 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (July 2024) for emergency response equipment and facility improvements.

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance funds 14 awards under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program (CFDA 16.738) for law enforcement equipment, training, and community safety initiatives including portable x-ray systems, evidence preservation equipment, and tactical training. Lake County also receives sub-awards from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and the State of Florida Department of Transportation for disaster recovery, debris removal, infrastructure repairs, and transportation projects funded under FEMA Public Assistance and Federal Highway Administration programs. The award portfolio reflects formula-based entitlements to a local government entity with no recompete exposure outside the next twenty-four months; four awards are scheduled to complete within that window, all formula-based renewals typical of HUD and FTA grant cycles.