Federal grants to City of Lowell
City of Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts received $32.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 27 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with $12.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$32.1 million
- Awards27
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.2 million
- Largest award$5.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $10.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $437,184 |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $7.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 8 | $9.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $4.2 million |
Programs that fund City of Lowell
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $12.0 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $7.5 million |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 6 | $3.6 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 1 | $778,999 |
| Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program | 1 | $299,535 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $200,000 |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | 1 | $159,570 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 20 | $23.7 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Department of Transportation | 2 | $978,999 |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $297,421 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to the city of lo | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | August 14, 2024 | $5.0 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $3.1 million |
| Emergency solutions grant program | Emergency Solutions Grant Program | February 4, 2021 | $2.6 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 15, 2021 | $2.2 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 24, 2024 | $2.1 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | November 2, 2022 | $2.1 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 27, 2023 | $2.1 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 24, 2025 | $2.1 million |
| Lowell comprehensive addiction and recovery support initiative (CARSI) - the city of lowell health department (LHD) is applying for the FY 2022 first responders-comprehensive addiction and recovery support services act grant to support, expand, and enhance existing programs for first responders and | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | July 29, 2022 | $1.7 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | February 4, 2021 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Lowell get?
$32.1 million in 27 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Lowell the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $23.7 million in 20 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is City of Lowell's largest federal grant?
$5.0 million under Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, with its first action in the period on August 14, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Lowell?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, Home Investment Partnerships Program and Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements.
Other grant recipients in Lowell
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
- Lowell Housing Authority
- Community Teamwork Inc
- Lowell Community Health Center, Inc.
- Lowell Regional Transit Authority
- University of Massachusetts
- Lowell Public Schools
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