Federal grants to County of Lee
County of Lee in Fort Myers, Florida received $1.3 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 94 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with $1.2 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $121 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.3 billion
- Awards94
- Awarded in FY 2025$121 million
- Largest award$1.1 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 25 | $27.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 20 | $32.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $20.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 21 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2025 | 19 | $121 million |
Programs that fund County of Lee
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | 2 | $1.2 billion |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 7 | $53.8 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $20.5 million |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 1 | $10.9 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 49 | $10.3 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $9.1 million |
| Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | 1 | $8.5 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 9 | $6.7 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 5 | $6.0 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $2.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 72 | $1.3 billion |
| Department of Transportation | 13 | $68.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $10.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 7 | $3.2 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $2.4 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: community development block grant disaster recovery (cdbg-dr) and community development block grant mitigation (cdbg-mit) grant funds are appropriated by congress and allocated by the department of housing and urban development (HUD) as authorized under title i of the housing and community | Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | November 21, 2023 | $1.1 billion |
| Purpose: community development block grant disaster recovery (cdbg-dr) and community development block grant mitigation (cdbg-mit) grant funds are appropriated by congress and allocated by the department of housing and urban development (HUD) as authorized under title i of the housing and community | Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | June 6, 2025 | $101 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of the award is to provide 3 years of operating assistance to lee county transit to assist it in recovering from COVID-19 during the period of october 1 2021 to june 30 2024. Activities to be performed: funds will be used to cover all eligible operating expenses such as driver s | Federal Transit Formula Grants | November 23, 2021 | $12.8 million |
| Application purpose: the funding will be used to purchase replacement fixed route buses replacement and expansion ada/paratransit vans replacement of support vehicles preventative maintenance associated capital maintenance parts planning software employee education security training surveillance and | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 18, 2024 | $11.1 million |
| Ewp project 5078. Fl, county of lee, dsr 12-19-22-5078-054 IAN-LEE-001, debris removal due to hurricane ian | Emergency Watershed Protection Program | April 28, 2023 | $10.9 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide for eligible capital costs for lee county transit.; activities performed: the funding will be used to purchase replacement fixed route buses replacement and expansion ada/paratransit vans replacement of support vehicles preventative mainte | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 24, 2025 | $10.4 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide for eligible capital costs for lee county transit. Activities to be performed: the funding will be used to purchase replacement fixed route buses replacement and expansion ada/paratransit vans replacement of support vehicles preventative maintenance a | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 30, 2021 | $8.6 million |
| Application purpose: federal public transportation law (49 u.s.c 5324) provides FTA with the authority to reimburse public transportation emergency response and recovery costs after an emergency or major disaster that affects public transportation systems when funding is appropriated. The purpose of | Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program | September 4, 2024 | $8.5 million |
| This is an ffy 2020 section 5307 application in the amount of $6722208 for federal funding and programming of the projects. The funding amount includes ffy 20 apportionment for the uza cape coral (uza # 123610) in the amount of $6404308 the uza transfer of $363977 from the uza bonita springs (uza # | Federal Transit Formula Grants | August 3, 2021 | $7.1 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | November 16, 2020 | $4.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Lee get?
$1.3 billion in 94 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Lee the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $1.3 billion in 72 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is County of Lee's largest federal grant?
$1.1 billion under Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with its first action in the period on November 21, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Lee?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, Federal Transit Formula Grants and Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants.
Other grant recipients in Fort Myers
- Lee County Port Authority
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers
- Lee County School Board
- Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Inc
- Florida Southwestern State College
- Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc.
- City of Fort Myers
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