County Of Palm Beach

County of Palm Beach, operating as Board of Commissions, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal grants and executes federal contracts across infrastructure, homelessness intervention, public safety, and emergency management programs as a prime grant recipient and tenant in GSA leased office space, with the vast majority of its recent federal footprint concentrated in HUD Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grant programs, FAA Airport Improvement Program funding, and FEMA emergency response grants.

The county is a pure grant recipient with no federal contract prime awards in the source data; its two small unset-aside EEOC administrative and compliance services contracts ($45 thousand and $48.3 thousand, respectively) represent minimal contracting activity compared to a dominant grant portfolio spanning 406 prime awards and 94 sub-awards across 500 total federal actions. The county's federal activity has accelerated year over year, from 20 awards in 2022 to 53 in 2024, with 46 awards in 2025 and 10 reported so far in 2026. Combined potential value across all recent awards totals $69.7 million, though obligated dollars reach $1.51 billion—driven by the county's role as sub-recipient on federal pass-through programs administered through Florida state departments and FEMA.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the award count at 113 prime grant awards, anchored by recurring Continuum of Care (CoC) program funding (CFDA 14.267) for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services totaling over $2 million across multiple fiscal years. Representative CoC awards include $717.9 thousand (November 2025, completion October 2026), $301.2 thousand (November 2025, completion October 2026), and $521.8 thousand (October 2025, completion September 2026). The county also holds recurring formula grants under the Emergency Solutions Grant program (CFDA 14.231), Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), Community Development Block Grant (CFDA 14.267 and 14.218), and Fair Housing Assistance Program (CFDA 14.401). A $2.25 million HOME formula grant award dated September 22, 2025 runs through September 30, 2034 for affordable housing development and rental assistance across low and very low-income households.

The Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region represents the second-largest customer tier at 47 awards ($48.8 million combined potential value) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), concentrated on West Palm Beach International Airport and Pahokee Airport infrastructure. Recent representative awards include a $12.5 million terminal expansion grant (June 9, 2025, completion June 8, 2029) for Terminal B Phase 2 expansion with 29,000 square feet of improvements; a $22.98 million taxiway and runway rehabilitation award (July 10, 2024, completion July 9, 2028); an $8.18 million terminal expansion and renovation grant (July 25, 2024, completion July 24, 2028); a $4.69 million taxiway reconstruction award (September 10, 2024, completion September 9, 2028); and a $3.84 million taxiway reconstruction grant (July 8, 2025, completion July 7, 2029). The county also holds multiple smaller airport infrastructure grants for runway reseal and resurfacing, weather observing system replacement, beacon reconstruction, and stormwater management planning.

FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards account for 41 awards spanning the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG), Fire Prevention and Safety grants, and general emergency response funding. A $10.1 million SAFER award (March 14, 2023, completion March 13, 2026) and an $8.09 million SAFER award (September 15, 2023) supported fire department staffing and operational readiness. The Federal Transit Administration awarded 33 prime grants for public transit capital improvements and operations under Section 5307 and 5339 programs (CFDA 20.507 and 20.526), including a $22.97 million formula grant (July 9, 2025, completion March 30, 2035) for PalmTrans vehicle replacement, facility upgrades, and maintenance software, and a $52.56 million buses and facilities formula grant (September 5, 2023, completion March 30, 2034) for fixed-route and paratransit vehicle procurement and shelter replacement.

The EPA Region 4 has awarded the county grants under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program ($3 million, June 1, 2025, completion May 31, 2028) to train 180 community supporters on climate resiliency planning in disadvantaged areas, a Brownfields Assessment cooperative agreement ($500 thousand, July 1, 2023, completion September 30, 2027), and a water purification facility design cooperative agreement ($959.8 thousand, October 1, 2023, completion December 31, 2026). The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the county project grants for coordinated community response to domestic violence ($1 million, October 1, 2021, completion September 30, 2024) and grants to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (October 1, 2024, completion September 30, 2027), with the latter executed in partnership with Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse. The Bureau of Justice Assistance provided Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funding ($131.5 thousand, October 1, 2021, completion September 30, 2025) for law enforcement equipment, training, and crime prevention activities, and Comprehensive Reentry Initiatives funding (October 1, 2022, completion September 30, 2026) for ex-offender reentry services in coordination with the City of Riviera Beach.

Sub-award activity is substantial: the county functions as a sub-recipient under Florida state pass-through entities, receiving allocations from the Florida Department of Commerce (Community Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Economic Self-Sufficiency programs), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (septic-to-sewer conversion infrastructure, state revolving fund treatment facility expansion), Florida Department of Transportation (transportation planning under the Palm Beach Unified Planning Work Program), and the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management (disaster debris removal, emergency protective measures, dune restoration, airport buildings and equipment, and management costs flowing from federal disaster declarations and FEMA mitigation grants). Recent sub-awards include debris removal for Parks Department (June 15, 2026), emergency protective measures contracts (January 31, 2026), and dune restoration projects (July 1, 2025). The county also received sub-awards from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for tidal wetland habitat creation in the Lake Worth Lagoon (November 6, 2024) and the Department of Legal Affairs for victim services programs (October 1, 2025).

GSA leasing dominates the county's small contract footprint: a Basic Ordering Agreement (GS04B47818) carries 39 task orders valued at $52.1 million combined potential value for office building lease and rental services, with a second BOA (GS04B42849) holding 17 task orders at $2.2 million combined potential value for similar leasing support. NAICS coding reflects the leasing posture—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) represents 57 awards—alongside a secondary footprint in Human Rights Organizations (9 awards) consistent with the county's CoC grant administration and domestic violence victim services delivery.

Twenty-two awards (combined potential value $45 thousand) reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure relative to the county's total portfolio. The county operates as a pass-through entity for federal formula and entitlement grants to local nonprofits, community-based organizations, and county departments; it does not employ subcontractors on federal awards in the traditional prime-to-sub sense. Corporate structure identifies Jupiter Inlet District and County of Palm Beach as named subsidiaries or related government entities within the overall Board of Commissions governance framework.