Federal grants to County of Santa Barbara
County of Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California received $3.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 7 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $3.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $788,373.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.4 million
- Awards7
- Awarded in FY 2025$788,373
- Largest award$2.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $32,000 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $127,496 |
| FY 2024 | 0 | -$8,397 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $788,373 |
Programs that fund County of Santa Barbara
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 7 | $3.4 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 7 | $3.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: improve airport drainage/erosion control; install perimeter fencing not required by 49 CFR 1542; reconstruct apron. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP). Activities to be pe | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 2, 2021 | $2.5 million |
| Purpose: reseal/resurface apron. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project resurfaces 65,000 square yards of existing north apron pavement at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant wi | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 16, 2025 | $455,778 |
| Purpose: reseal/resurface runway; reseal/resurface taxiway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project resurfaces 2,800 feet of existing runway 8/26 pavement at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. This project resurfaces 3,300 feet of existing taxiways a, b, c, d and e pa | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 16, 2025 | $332,595 |
| Purpose: seal apron pavement surface/pavement joints. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project performs sealing/crack repair and joint filling to 65,000 square yards of the existing main apron surface to extend the pavement's useful life. This grant funds the design phase. Intended | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 13, 2023 | $129,222 |
| Purpose: american rescue plan act awarded as economic assistance to eligible U.S. Airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this grant provides economic relief funds for costs relat | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | January 28, 2022 | $32,000 |
| Purpose: coronavirus relief and response supplemental appropriations act funds awarded as economic relief to eligible U.S. Airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this grant provi | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 14, 2021 | $13,000 |
| Improve existing airport | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | December 10, 2020 | $10,197 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Santa Barbara get?
$3.4 million in 7 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Santa Barbara the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $3.4 million in 7 awards.
What is County of Santa Barbara's largest federal grant?
$2.5 million under Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with its first action in the period on August 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Other grant recipients in Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
- Santa Barbara Community College District
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
- The Latino Coalition for Community Leadership
- County of Santa Barbara
- County of Santa Barbara
- Legacy Philanthropy Works
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