Homeless Coalition Of Polk County, Inc.

Homeless Coalition Of Polk County, Inc. (Division: Homeless Coalition Of Polk Inc., doing business as Homeless Coalition Of Pol) is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Lakeland, Florida, that acts as a federal grant recipient under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) to provide homeless services and rapid rehousing in Polk County, Florida. The organization operates as a prime recipient on its own CoC awards (57% of its federal footprint) and as a sub-recipient on state and local grant flows, including contracts administered by the Florida Department of Children and Families and county-level homeless-assistance programs (43% of recent awards).

Homeless Coalition Of Polk County has received consistent annual CoC project grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development since 2021, with recent prime awards including a $221,857 CoC grant (September 2025–August 2026), a $126,520 CoC grant (January 2026–December 2026), a $147,431 CoC grant (September 2025–August 2026), and a $118,751 CoC grant (January 2025–December 2025). These awards fund five primary program components: permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for persons with disabilities, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. Eligible activities span CoC planning coordination, case management, rental and utility assistance, property acquisition and rehabilitation, new construction, HMIS data management and staffing, and operating costs. The organization also receives sub-awards under the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program and state Unified Homelessness Contracts, managing HMIS operations, housing navigation, temporary rental assistance (TBRA), and landlord-coordination activities as a sub-recipient.

Customer concentration is narrow and stable: HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 62% of the organization's 63 awards (36 prime grants), with the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounting for 3 additional awards. The organization's federal footprint totals $6.7 million in combined dollars obligated across all awards since 2007. Award activity has grown modestly over the past five years (four awards in 2022, ten in 2025, with three awards already recorded in early 2026), and only three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; its entire federal relationship flows through HUD CoC grants and state/local sub-award flows under homelessness-prevention and housing-stabilization programs.