Homeless Services Network Of Central Florida, Inc.

Homeless Services Network Of Central Florida, Inc., doing business as Homeless Services Network Corp, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Orlando, Florida, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to deliver homelessness intervention and prevention services across multiple HUD and VA programs. The organization operates almost entirely as a grant recipient (92% of recent awards prime, 8% sub-recipient), with no federal contract vehicles and no formal set-aside designations, competing instead for community development and social service grants open to eligible nonprofits.

The organization's federal footprint centers on two dominant grant programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 407 awards under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), accounting for the vast majority of recent activity. Representative CoC awards include a $3.56 million project grant for October 2025–October 2026 for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems operations in the Orlando metropolitan area; a $2.74 million project grant for November 2025–October 2026 supporting the same five core program components; and a $2.456 million award for December 2025–November 2026 establishing integrated housing and supportive service projects with particular focus on youth ages 24 and younger and persons fleeing domestic violence. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awards SSVF Program (CFDA 64.033) grants for veteran family support services, including a $6.73 million award for October 2025–September 2026 providing outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, and temporary financial assistance for housing-related expenses including rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits, and moving costs to very low-income veteran families. A second VA SSVF award of $6.728 million was obligated in August 2023.

Homeless Services Network serves as the lead agency for homeless services coordination in the Orlando metropolitan area, delivering services directly and through sub-grants and sub-awards to local partners including Orange County, the City of Orlando, and the Florida Department of Children and Families. Sub-award activity includes management of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a federally mandated database for capturing client-level data and linking individuals to appropriate services, and execution of Unified Homelessness Contracts with state agencies. The organization also received COVID-19 Emergency Solutions Grants for rapid rehousing and shelter operations.

HUD's Continuum of Care Program dominates customer concentration, accounting for approximately 87% of awards (407 of 468 total), with the Department of Veterans Affairs providing 20 awards (4% combined across multiple VA subdivisions) and the Department of Health and Human Services contributing 3 awards. Combined potential value across all awards is $43 thousand, though combined dollars obligated reach $189.6 million, indicating the portfolio reflects mature grant operations with substantial annual disbursements against awarded grants. Recent award velocity shows variability—20 awards in 2022, 29 in 2023, 22 in 2024, and 34 in 2025—with 27 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore requiring recompete or renewal activity.