Seminole County

Seminole County's Budget and Fiscal Management Division, headquartered in Sanford, Florida, is a U.S. local government entity that serves as the grant recipient and administrator for federal funding flowing to Seminole County and its subordinate departments across behavioral health, affordable housing, emergency management, justice, infrastructure, and environmental programs. The division operates as a prime grant recipient on 127 awards (57% of its footprint) and as a sub-recipient on 94 federal grants (43%), with no federal contracting presence; the entity does not hold procurement contracts or sit on federal contract vehicles.

The division's federal grant portfolio concentrates overwhelmingly in the housing and emergency management space. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates by award count at 87 awards, principally under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (CFDA 14.231), and the Community Development Block Grant program (CFDA 14.219). These awards fund affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, rental assistance to low-income households, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelter operations, and rapid re-housing for homeless individuals and families. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards account for 71 awards, routed through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and the National Resources Conservation Service, spanning disaster recovery debris removal, bank stabilization, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects including residential elevation and acquisition, Emergency Management Performance Grants, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (CFDA 97.083) grants to support fire department staffing. The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance carries 12 awards funding adult treatment courts, veterans treatment courts, mental health courts, and opioid/substance abuse response programs; the Department of Health and Human Services funds behavioral health expansion and children's mental health services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children program (CFDA 93.104) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects program (CFDA 93.490). Recent named prime awards include a $993,059 grant from SAMHSA on September 30, 2026, for the Seminole Behavioral Health Expansion (SBHE) Project to establish coordinated mental health services for 425 unduplicated youth through age 21 (ultimate completion September 29, 2030); a $399,622 SAMHSA award on the same date for the Adult Treatment Court substance use disorder expansion serving 50 unduplicated participants annually (ultimate completion September 29, 2031); a $898,113.53 HUD HOME award on January 23, 2026, for affordable housing activities in Sanford with affordability requirements running 5 to 20 years; and a $916,047 Continuum of Care award on October 1, 2025, for permanent supportive and transitional housing through September 30, 2026. Secondary funding streams include the Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program (CFDA 81.128), the EPA Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), the Consumer Product Safety Commission Pool Safely Grant program (CFDA 87.002), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services for collections preservation at the Museum of Seminole County History.

Activity has grown substantially — from 12 awards in 2022 to 38 in 2024 — before moderating to 19 awards year-to-date in 2026. Seven awards are scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating potential recompete exposure. The division's sub-recipient engagement is extensive, with Seminole County Utilities Department, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, and the 18th Judicial Circuit Court appearing as functional operating units across emergency response, public safety, mental health, and disaster recovery sub-awards. In its sub-recipient capacity, the division receives pass-through funding from the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management, the Florida Department of Commerce (Community Services Block Grant allocations), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (PFAS water treatment planning and environmental restoration), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Florida Department of Transportation (multiuse trail construction). The division's role is fiscal administration, grant compliance, and fund allocation to local service providers and county departments, not service delivery or contracting. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $200.9 million against nominal combined potential value of $9 thousand, reflecting the source data's capture of obligated activity rather than future value.