Federal grants to Boston, City of
Boston, City of in Boston, Massachusetts received $158 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 61 awards. Its largest program was Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program, with $35.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $63.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$158 million
- Awards61
- Awarded in FY 2025$63.3 million
- Largest award$35.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 14 | $33.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $8.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 22 | $49.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 18 | $63.3 million |
Programs that fund Boston, City of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program | 1 | $35.0 million |
| Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | 1 | $24.2 million |
| Clean School Bus Program | 1 | $20.1 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 1 | $16.9 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $11.4 million |
| Reducing Lead in Drinking Water (SDWA 1459B) | 1 | $6.2 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 7 | $3.7 million |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS | 1 | $3.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $66.3 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 14 | $31.4 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 12 | $31.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 4 | $12.1 million |
| Department of Education | 4 | $5.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: the agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to city of boston, boston public schools to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA region 1. The recipient wil | Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program | January 6, 2025 | $35.0 million |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | August 31, 2021 | $24.2 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the city of boston (boston public schools). This agreement is to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses. Activities: the activities include replacing fifty (50) | Clean School Bus Program | May 23, 2024 | $20.1 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 18, 2025 | $16.9 million |
| Inflation reduction act healthy places boston growing an accessible inclusive and resilient urban forest | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | July 30, 2024 | $11.4 million |
| Per your application request dated may 26, 2021 this grant agreement is being award federal funds in the amount of $6,215,000 to the boston public schools to develop and implement improvement investments through projects that will reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing thousands of lead | Reducing Lead in Drinking Water (SDWA 1459B) | June 23, 2021 | $6.2 million |
| Purpose: the home investment partnerships program (HOME) provides need-based formula grants to states and local governments that are used to fund activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-inc | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 18, 2025 | $4.9 million |
| Purpose: the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program was authorized through the AIDS housing opportunity act (42 usc ch. 131) and created to address the housing needs of low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families. The department of housing and urban development (HUD) | Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS | September 17, 2025 | $3.6 million |
| Project provide: partnership for readiness to offer high quality and valuable interventions in diverse educational contexts | School Safely National Activities | March 30, 2023 | $3.5 million |
| Regional catastrophic preparedness grant program | Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) | September 27, 2024 | $2.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Boston, City of get?
$158 million in 61 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Boston, City of the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $66.3 million in 6 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Boston, City of's largest federal grant?
$35.0 million under Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program, with its first action in the period on January 6, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Boston, City of?
Its largest are Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Clean School Bus Program.
Other grant recipients in Boston
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Department of Transitional Assistan
- The General Hospital Corporation
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc
- Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
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