Federal grants to Sarasota, County of
Sarasota, County of in Sarasota, Florida received $500 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 54 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with $412 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $223 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$500 million
- Awards54
- Awarded in FY 2025$223 million
- Largest award$210 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $29.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $32.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 7 | $211 million |
| FY 2025 | 12 | $223 million |
Programs that fund Sarasota, County of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | 2 | $412 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 13 | $46.0 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 1 | $14.6 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $11.4 million |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 6 | $3.1 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 1 | $1.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 16 | $426 million |
| Department of Transportation | 22 | $50.5 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $14.6 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $2.1 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 | July 1, 2025 | $210 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 | February 29, 2024 | $202 million |
| This project will include restoring stream, shoreline, and floodplain habitat, which will benefit endangered smalltooth sawfish and important recreational species such as red drum. The project was designed to create a floodplain that is more resilient to sea level rise and to remove upstream barrier | Habitat Conservation | July 10, 2023 | $14.6 million |
| This is ffy 2021 arp of 2021 section 5307 urbanized area application in the amount of $11049741.purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide 2 years of operating assistance to sarasota county area transit to assist it in recovering from COVID-19. The sarasota-bradenton urbanized area metropolita | Federal Transit Formula Grants | August 24, 2021 | $11.0 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide capital and operating assistance to sarasota county transit.; activities performed: ada/paratransit service is provided by the 3rd party contractortrolley service provided a 3rd party contractorplanning and safety security enhancementconst | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 18, 2025 | $7.9 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide capital and operating assistance to sarasota county area transit.; activities performed: ada/paratransit service is provided by the 3rd party contractortrolley service provided a 3rd party contractorplanning and safety security enhancement | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 25, 2024 | $5.4 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide capital assistance to sarasota county area transit.; activities performed: ada/paratransit service is provided by the 3rd party contractor. Buy 35-FT replacement buses planning and safety security enhancement.; expected outcomes: funding w | Federal Transit Formula Grants | January 12, 2023 | $5.3 million |
| FY20 5307 urbanized area formula grant; scta; sarasota-bradenton uza fl | Federal Transit Formula Grants | February 17, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| This is the FTA ffy 2021 5307 urbanized area formula grant application for the sarasota transportation authority (SCTA). FY 2019 apportionment for the sarasota-bradenton fl urbanized area #0061 is $8251478. The total project funds being provided to scta are $4125739.the sarasota-bradenton urbanized | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 20, 2022 | $4.1 million |
| Ewp project 5078, fl, county of sarasota, dsrs 12-16-22-5078-001, -003 to -007 IAN-SAR-001 to -006, debris removal and channel stabilization due to hurricane ian | Emergency Watershed Protection Program | May 2, 2023 | $3.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Sarasota, County of get?
$500 million in 54 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Sarasota, County of the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $426 million in 16 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Sarasota, County of's largest federal grant?
$210 million under Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with its first action in the period on July 1, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Sarasota, County of?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, Federal Transit Formula Grants and Habitat Conservation.
Other grant recipients in Sarasota
- Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority
- Children First, Inc.
- Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
- Manatee County Area Transit
- Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc
- Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.
- Centerplace Health, Inc
- The Roskamp Institute, Inc.
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