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Polk County
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Polk County, of Bartow, FL, was obligated $38M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $5.9M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 42% on FY2025 ($10M).
Polk County ranks 572 of 1,345 listed organisations located in FL by five-year obligations, and 11,682 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Homeland Security: 9 awards worth $37M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $7,675,129 | under $1.0M | $7,675,129 | — |
| FY2024 | $14,422,081 | under $1.0M | $14,422,081 | +88% |
| FY2025 | $10,175,418 | under $1.0M | $10,175,418 | -29% |
| FY2026 | $5,897,994 | under $1.0M | $5,897,994 | -42% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in FL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $38M | $95B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $5.9M | $28B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $38M | $95B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 11,682 of 30,000 | 1 of 1,345 in FL | 1 |
Largest in state: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 8 | $27M | 72% |
| 2 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $10M | 28% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Polk County, FL $37M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency | GrantProject Grant (B) | 97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (safer) | $10M | 25 Sep 2025 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $6.0M | 20 Aug 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $4.2M | 6 Jan 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $4.1M | 27 Sep 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants | $4.0M | 4 Aug 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $4.0M | 5 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $1.6M | 27 Sep 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $1.4M | 6 Jan 2026 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $1.4M | 5 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $10M, Department of Homeland Security, 25 Sep 2025: STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER)
- $6.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 20 Aug 2024: PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS
- $4.2M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 6 Jan 2026: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $4.1M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 27 Sep 2023: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $4.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 Aug 2023: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
- $4.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 5 Sep 2024: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $1.6M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 27 Sep 2023: PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INC
- $1.4M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 6 Jan 2026: PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INC
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Polk County receive?
$38M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $7.7M; FY2024: $14M; FY2025: $10M; FY2026: $5.9M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Polk County?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Housing and Urban Development ($27M) and Department of Homeland Security ($10M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants (14.218), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (safer) (97.083) and Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants (14.251).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: FL ($37M).
Is Polk County a large federal recipient?
It ranks 11,682 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 572 of 1,345 located in FL. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.