Federal grants to County of Alameda
County of Alameda in Oakland, California received $12.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 21 awards. Its largest program was State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, with $2.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $587,017.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.5 million
- Awards21
- Awarded in FY 2025$587,017
- Largest award$2.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $842,576 |
| FY 2022 | 10 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $4.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $587,017 |
Programs that fund County of Alameda
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence | 1 | $1.5 million |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | 4 | $1.3 million |
| Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | 1 | $856,005 |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $840,400 |
| Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program | 1 | $466,475 |
| Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program | 1 | $386,800 |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $375,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 19 | $11.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $840,400 |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $466,475 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda county (ALCO) is the seventh most populous county in California and encompasses a diverse geographic landscape spanning 813 square miles, 14 incorporated cities, and 9 unincorporated areas. Alco is boarded by contra costa, san joaquin, and san mateo counties. Located at the heart of the bay | Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program | September 23, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| The alameda county district attorneys office (ACDAO) serves a population of almost two million people, across 813 square miles. Over 2,000 californians are incarcerated in state prisons based on convictions arising from alameda county. Estimates by scholars of the likely rates of wrongful conviction | Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence | September 23, 2024 | $1.5 million |
| State criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | November 2, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| State criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | June 15, 2022 | $987,011 |
| Alameda county sheriff's office (ACSO) is applying for improving reentry education and employment outcomes (IREEO) funds under category 2, improving employment services and connections. Funds from this grant will expand the nascent reentry educational vocational and mentoring program (REVAMP) at san | Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | September 29, 2022 | $900,000 |
| This eda investment supports alameda county with establishing the resilient east bay cluster development strategy in California. The project will deliver several development strategies to support the east bay economy's recovery from significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by strength | Economic Adjustment Assistance | October 21, 2021 | $840,400 |
| The sheriff of alameda county joined with all the police chiefs of every alameda county city and the district attorney of alameda county in a decision to allocate the FY2023 byrne justice assistance grant (JAG) local appropriation and to designate the choice of a lead agency. The unanimous decision | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | September 26, 2023 | $746,889 |
| The edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program allows units of local government, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, t | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | September 22, 2022 | $693,444 |
| California's alameda county and nine alameda county cities equitably distribute the FY2021 byrne justice assistance grant (JAG) local funding award | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | October 12, 2021 | $685,351 |
| The sheriff of alameda county joined with all the police chiefs of every alameda county city and the district attorney of alameda county in a decision to allocate the FY2024 byrne justice assistance grant (JAG) local appropriation and to designate the choice of a lead agency. The unanimous decision | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | December 6, 2024 | $622,193 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Alameda get?
$12.5 million in 21 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Alameda the most?
The Department of Justice, with $11.6 million in 19 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is County of Alameda's largest federal grant?
$2.0 million under Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program, with its first action in the period on September 23, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Alameda?
Its largest are State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program.
Other grant recipients in Oakland
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Port Department of the City of Oakland
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Public Health Institute
- Brimstone Commercial, LLC
- City of Oakland
- The Regents of the University of California
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