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Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.
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USAspending records $279M in award obligations to Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. (Tampa, FL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $55M, with contracts under the listing floor.
That is down 21% on FY2025 ($69M).
Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. ranks 106 of 1,384 listed organisations located in FL by five-year obligations, and 2,370 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Health and Human Services: 10 awards worth $164M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $78,049,528 | under $1.0M | $78,049,528 | — |
| FY2024 | $78,177,679 | under $1.0M | $78,177,679 | 0% |
| FY2025 | $68,582,237 | under $1.0M | $68,582,237 | -12% |
| FY2026 | $54,517,759 | under $1.0M | $54,517,759 | -21% |
| 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) | $279M | $95B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $55M | $28B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $279M | $95B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,370 of 30,989 | 1 of 1,384 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 Health and Human Services | 10 | $164M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Hillsborough County, FL $53M · Pinellas County, FL $50M · Okaloosa County, FL $11M · Duval County, FL $5.4M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.600 Head Start | $50M | 8 Aug 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.600 Head Start | $49M | 19 Mar 2025 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs | $30M | 4 Apr 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.600 Head Start | $11M | 9 Sep 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs | $11M | 28 Apr 2026 | — | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.600 Head Start | $3.9M | 13 Mar 2025 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.576 Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants | $3.0M | 15 Feb 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | $2.2M | 7 Jun 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | $1.6M | 30 Nov 2022 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | $1.6M | 8 Sep 2023 | 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.
- $50M, Department of Health and Human Services, 8 Aug 2024: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
- $49M, Department of Health and Human Services, 19 Mar 2025: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
- $30M, Department of Health and Human Services, 4 Apr 2023: RESIDENTIAL (SHELTER AND/OR TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE) SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN-LICENSED AND TEXAS-EXEMPT AND FLORIDA-DELICENSED ONLY
- $11M, Department of Health and Human Services, 9 Sep 2024: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
- $11M, Department of Health and Human Services, 28 Apr 2026: RESIDENTIAL (GROUP HOME, SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL FOSTER CARE) SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN - LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESIDENT
- $3.9M, Department of Health and Human Services, 13 Mar 2025: EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP
- $3.0M, Department of Health and Human Services, 15 Feb 2023: PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO HELP AFGHAN SURVIVORS OF COMBAT-RELATED TRAUMA THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.
- $2.2M, Department of Health and Human Services, 7 Jun 2023: RIVER OAK CENTER (ROC) RECOVERY SCHOOL: ?THE ROC? PROJECT - IN DUVAL COUNTY FLORIDA, ONE THE NATION’S 28 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS (HIDTAS), YOUTH W
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. receive?
$279M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $78M; FY2024: $78M; FY2025: $69M; FY2026: $55M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Health and Human Services ($164M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Head Start (93.600), Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (93.566) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (93.243).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: FL ($153M).
Is Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,370 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 106 of 1,384 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.