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Federal grants to Department of Public Safety

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Department of Public Safety in Boston, Massachusetts received $260 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 119 awards. Its largest program was Homeland Security Grant Program, with $104 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $47.2 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Department of Public Safety by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202119$44.6 million
FY 202228$49.7 million
FY 202330$67.5 million
FY 202419$50.9 million
FY 202525$47.2 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Department of Public Safety

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Homeland Security Grant Program 97.0675$104 million
State and Community Highway Safety 20.6009$30.5 million
Non-Profit Security Program 97.0086$26.7 million
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.73810$22.8 million
National Priority Safety Programs 20.61642$22.0 million
Violence Against Women Formula Grants 16.5885$16.2 million
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program 97.1374$16.1 million
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) 16.5544$7.5 million
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program 16.8381$7.0 million
Project Safe Neighborhoods 16.6095$1.5 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Homeland Security15$147 million
Department of Justice52$60.8 million
Department of Transportation52$51.9 million

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Homeland security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2021-SS-00072_070 on USAspending
Homeland Security Grant ProgramSeptember 7, 2021$23.3 million
Homeland security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2022-SS-00051_070 on USAspending
Homeland Security Grant ProgramAugust 29, 2022$23.1 million
Homeland security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2023-SS-00092_070 on USAspending
Homeland Security Grant ProgramAugust 28, 2023$22.8 million
Homeland security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2024-SS-05142_070 on USAspending
Homeland Security Grant ProgramSeptember 20, 2024$20.5 million
Homeland security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2025-SS-05046_070 on USAspending
Homeland Security Grant ProgramSeptember 27, 2025$15.3 million
Nonprofit security grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2024-UA-05108_070 on USAspending
Non-Profit Security ProgramSeptember 19, 2024$8.3 million
The commonwealth of Massachusetts proposes to develop and implement the diversion to care (divcare) project; a responsive and adaptive approach to reduce exposure to the criminal justice system and alleviate racial inequity by strengthening regional implementation of interventions along the sequenti
ASST_NON_15PBJA23GG02387COAP_015 on USAspending
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use ProgramSeptember 25, 2023$7.0 million
State and local cybersecurity grant program tribal cybersecurity grant program
ASST_NON_EMW-2023-CY-00065_070 on USAspending
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Tribal Cybersecurity Grant ProgramDecember 8, 2023$6.4 million
Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan.
ASST_NON_69A37523300004020MA0_069 on USAspending
State and Community Highway SafetyNovember 30, 2022$6.3 million
Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. § 402) ― grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state’s approved highway safety plan.section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes,
ASST_NON_69A37525300004020MA0_069 on USAspending
State and Community Highway SafetyNovember 25, 2024$6.3 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Department of Public Safety get?

$260 million in 119 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Department of Public Safety the most?

The Department of Homeland Security, with $147 million in 15 awards. The Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation follow.

What is Department of Public Safety's largest federal grant?

$23.3 million under Homeland Security Grant Program, with its first action in the period on September 7, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Department of Public Safety?

Its largest are Homeland Security Grant Program, State and Community Highway Safety and Non-Profit Security Program.

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