Federal grants to City of Columbus Police Department
City of Columbus Police Department in Columbus, Indiana received $42.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 23 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $31.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $19.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$42.8 million
- Awards23
- Awarded in FY 2025$19.6 million
- Largest award$17.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $1.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $16.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $4.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $19.6 million |
Programs that fund City of Columbus Police Department
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 11 | $31.7 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 3 | $8.9 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $240,000 |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 1 | $75,000 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 1 | $56,790 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 15 | $40.9 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 6 | $1.8 million |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 1 | $75,000 |
| Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $56,790 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: reconstruct contract tower. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs a sponsor-owned federal aviation administration contract tower. This grant funds phase 3, which consists of 94 feet of air traffic control tower. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 24, 2025 | $17.2 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct contract tower. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs a sponsor-owned air traffic control tower approved for acceptance into the federal contract tower program. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. Intended beneficia | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 31, 2023 | $10.0 million |
| Application purpose: the grant request consists of $1831379 of federal highways funds that have been flexed from the columbus area metropolitan planning organization to columbus transit as section 5307 flex (STBG) funds for shared-use paths and sidewalks along fairlawn westenedge and 25th. The scope | Federal Transit Formula Grants | July 7, 2023 | $4.0 million |
| This grant requests consist of $1136731 of fiscal year 2022 section 5307; $1262 from fiscal year 2017 section 5307 funds and $923 from fiscal year 2019 section 5307 funds for a grand total of $1138916. These funds will be used for operating assistance to the city of columbuss transit system (columbu | Federal Transit Formula Grants | July 19, 2022 | $3.6 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct contract tower. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs a sponsor-owned air traffic control tower approved for acceptance into the federal contract tower program. . This grant funds the design phase. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide f | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 14, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide one (1) year of operating assistance for the city of columbus transit system (columbus transit) to assist in fixed route and demand response operations preventative maintenance as well as to perform capital expenditures for necessary secur | Federal Transit Formula Grants | August 19, 2025 | $1.3 million |
| Purpose: install perimeter fencing not required by 49 CFR 1542. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project installs 38,300 feet of wildlife fencing to enhance safe airfield operations by mitigating wildlife hazards. This project is in a federal aviation administration approved wildli | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 22, 2023 | $978,300 |
| Purpose: rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate 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 performed/expected outcomes: this project rehabilitates 500 feet of the exis | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 2, 2021 | $641,275 |
| Purpose: construct access road. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project constructs a 400 foot access road to provide access to an aeronautical facility on the airport. This grant funds the first phase, which consists of construction of 350 feet. Intended beneficiary: this grant wi | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 6, 2023 | $587,935 |
| Purpose: construct/expand hangar. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project constructs 500 feet of a new access road to provide tenants an alternate path to hangars without tenants driving on the airfield. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports as | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 2, 2025 | $501,040 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Columbus Police Department get?
$42.8 million in 23 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Columbus Police Department the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $40.9 million in 15 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is City of Columbus Police Department's largest federal grant?
$17.2 million under Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with its first action in the period on September 24, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Columbus Police Department?
Its largest are Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, Federal Transit Formula Grants and Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants.
Other grant recipients in Columbus
- Cummins Inc
- Human Services Inc
- Centerstone of Indiana Inc
- Housing Authority of the City of Columbus Indiana
- Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc
- Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress, Inc.
- Clarity of South Central Indiana Inc
- Aging and Community Services of South Central Indiana Inc
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