Federal grants to Madera County
Madera County in Madera, California received $12.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 22 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $4.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.6 million
- Awards22
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.7 million
- Largest award$3.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $125,000 |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $4.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $4.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $2.7 million |
Programs that fund Madera County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 3 | $4.6 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $930,090 |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $703,000 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $625,000 |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | 1 | $550,000 |
| Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants | 1 | $534,343 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $492,000 |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 5 | $366,159 |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $289,876 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 6 | $5.3 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Department of Justice | 11 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $534,343 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2022 public law 117-328 and the explanatory statement for division l of that act. Projects selected for community project funding/congr | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 20, 2024 | $3.2 million |
| Application purpose: operations costs covered replacement of older buses with newer cleaner buses and improved preventive maintenance.; activities performed: FY 2023-24 operations FY 2023-24 2024-25 preventive maintenancepurchase 4 16-PASSENGER electric busespurchase 3 20-PASSENGER gas busespurchase | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 25, 2023 | $2.7 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide 2 years of operating assistance and 2 years of preventive maintenance for the county of madera to assist it in fixed route and demand response transit operations during the period of july 1 2024 - june 30 2026.; activities performed: funds | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 3, 2025 | $1.5 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - madera county covers 2,136.92 square miles in California’s central san joaquin valley and sierra Nevada mountains and is a predominantly rural region. The county is vulnerable to a wide range of disasters including flooding | Congressional Directives | August 20, 2024 | $930,090 |
| The madera county sheriffs office proposes to implement maderacounty sheriff's office rapid dna system project. The purpose is to make rapid dna systemsavailable to surrounding agencies when the need arises, including local police departments and neighboring county sheriff departments. Project activ | Congressionally Recommended Awards | August 10, 2023 | $703,000 |
| Madera county mental health crisis intervention team and training program development project - the proposed mhat grant project will fund the hiring of a crisis intervention team (CIT) and outreach law enforcement coordinator (cit coordinator) by the madera county sheriff’s office (MCSO) who will ov | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | September 7, 2021 | $625,000 |
| Madera county adult drug court enhancement project | Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | December 17, 2021 | $550,000 |
| This project supports wildfire mitigation activities, including public outreach and education activities as well as the establishment of fire wise communities as part of an effort to mitigate wildfire risk and increase public knowledge of that risk across the region. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants | September 29, 2025 | $534,343 |
| County of madera comprehensive safety action plan development project under the safe streets and roads for all (SS4A) program | Safe Streets and Roads for All | July 5, 2023 | $492,000 |
| Application purpose: flex carbon reduction program (CRP) funds awarded by madera county transportation commission (MCTC) for the purchase of five (5) 7-PASSENGER vans to be used in a microtransit demonstration project.; activities performed: purchase five (5) 7-PASSENGER vans; expected outcomes: imp | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 3, 2025 | $376,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Madera County get?
$12.6 million in 22 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Madera County the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $5.3 million in 6 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Madera County's largest federal grant?
$3.2 million under Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants, with its first action in the period on August 20, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Madera County?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants and Congressional Directives.
Other grant recipients in Madera
- Camarena Health
- Community Action Partnership of Madera County, Inc.
- City of Madera
- Housing Authority of the City of Madera
- Madera Unified School District
- State Center Community College District
- Valley Children's Hospital
- California Agricultural Export Council, Inc.
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