Federal grants to County of Merced
County of Merced in Merced, California received $7.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Continuum of Care Program, with $2.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.3 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.4 million
- Largest award$2.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $616,087 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $276,642 |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $230,607 |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $1.4 million |
Programs that fund County of Merced
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Continuum of Care Program | 16 | $2.0 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $457,000 |
| Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance | 1 | $450,000 |
| Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | 1 | $378,200 |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 4 | $317,402 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 17 | $4.0 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Department of Transportation | 5 | $767,402 |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $427,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Assistance to firefighters grant | Assistance to Firefighters Grant | September 15, 2023 | $1.6 million |
| The merced county sheriff's office is seeking funds in the sum of $456,000.00 to purchase a rapid dna analysis system. The procurement of this system will aid and enhance law enforcement officials and investigators across our county and beyond, to better serve thecitizens of merced county by increas | Congressionally Recommended Awards | August 10, 2023 | $457,000 |
| Award purpose: award of $450,000.00 with the objective to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector partner could assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation, including by assisting eligible entitie | Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance | January 13, 2025 | $450,000 |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | March 9, 2023 | $378,200 |
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | March 11, 2025 | $370,253 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 21, 2024 | $318,888 |
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | March 11, 2025 | $241,403 |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | May 22, 2024 | $207,102 |
| Purpose: repair/rehabilitate/modernize sponsor owned FAA contract tower. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project modernizes a sponsor owned, federal aviation administration contract tower. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligib | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 22, 2025 | $200,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Merced get?
$7.3 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Merced the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $4.0 million in 17 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation follow.
What is County of Merced's largest federal grant?
$2.0 million under Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants, with its first action in the period on August 4, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Merced?
Its largest are Continuum of Care Program, Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants and Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
Other grant recipients in Merced
- University of California, Merced
- Golden Valley Health Centers
- Merced County Office of Education
- Merced Community College District
- Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced
- City of Merced
- Housing Authority of the County of Merced
- Merced, County of
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