Federal grants to Hillsborough County of
Hillsborough County of in Tampa, Florida received $410 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 51 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $174 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $101 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$410 million
- Awards51
- Awarded in FY 2025$101 million
- Largest award$132 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 18 | $113 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $56.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 13 | $77.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $62.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 14 | $101 million |
Programs that fund Hillsborough County of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 3 | $174 million |
| HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | 2 | $60.2 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $46.5 million |
| Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | 4 | $42.4 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | 1 | $35.5 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $25.2 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 7 | $12.3 million |
| Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America — Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 1 | $1.5 million |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $1.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $238 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 21 | $120 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 8 | $43.4 million |
| Department of Justice | 8 | $3.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $2.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | October 28, 2020 | $132 million |
| HIV emergency relief project grants | HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | January 13, 2021 | $53.3 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | October 28, 2024 | $37.3 million |
| 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 | July 17, 2025 | $35.5 million |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | September 3, 2024 | $15.1 million |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | August 31, 2021 | $11.8 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $10.4 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | October 27, 2020 | $9.9 million |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | September 15, 2022 | $8.6 million |
| Emergency solutions grant program | Emergency Solutions Grant Program | October 27, 2020 | $8.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Hillsborough County of get?
$410 million in 51 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Hillsborough County of the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $238 million in 8 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is Hillsborough County of's largest federal grant?
$132 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on October 28, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Hillsborough County of?
Its largest are Head Start, HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants and Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants.
Other grant recipients in Tampa
- University of South Florida
- Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.
- Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc.
- Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
- Hillsborough Transit Authority
- City of Tampa
- Hillsborough County School District
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