Federal grants to City of Rochester
City of Rochester in Rochester, Minnesota received $234 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 48 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $108 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $162 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$234 million
- Awards48
- Awarded in FY 2025$162 million
- Largest award$84.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $7.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 9 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 12 | $33.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 11 | $28.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 12 | $162 million |
Programs that fund City of Rochester
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 8 | $108 million |
| Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | 1 | $84.9 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 7 | $16.0 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 5 | $12.8 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $4.1 million |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Congressionally Mandated Projects | 1 | $935,000 |
| Payments for Small Community Air Service Development | 1 | $850,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 22 | $222 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 6 | $4.1 million |
| Department of Energy | 2 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Justice | 6 | $1.5 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $1.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for the city of rochesters link bus rapid transit (BRT) project. The link brt project supports city and destination medical center (DMC) goals for increasing transit mode share enhancing livability and facilitating economic develop | Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | November 22, 2024 | $84.9 million |
| Purpose: acquire aircraft rescue and fire fighting safety equipment; shift taxiway; shift runway; extend/expand runway; reconstruct aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle; reconstruct taxiway; reconstruct runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project acquires new aircraft res | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 23, 2025 | $40.0 million |
| Purpose: shift taxiway; reconstruct runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs 6,450 feet of existing paved runway 3/21 that has reached the end of its useful life. This project shifts existing paved taxiway b by 50 feet to bring the airport into conformity with | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 23, 2025 | $21.8 million |
| Purpose: shift or reconfigure existing runway; construct service road; reconstruct taxiway; reconstruct runway; extend runway; shift or reconfigure existing taxiway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project constructs a 13,200 foot service road to enable the safe movement of vehicl | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 15, 2023 | $20.1 million |
| Purpose: construct/extend safety area; extend/expand runway; construct service road; reconstruct runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this grant funds phase 10, which consists of grading the extension areas and installing 15,000 feet of wildlife perimeter fencing. This grant funds p | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 10, 2024 | $15.8 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct apron; expand apron. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project expands existing general aviation apron by adding 13,650 square yards to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. This project reconstructs 53,960 square yards of the existing genera | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 29, 2025 | $6.9 million |
| This is a partial ffy 2021 section 5307 arp funding application (rochester mn uza) in the amount of $3000000 representing 100% federal share of the total eligible amount. This application utilizes arp funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. The application scope of work includes o | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 23, 2021 | $5.5 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding to remodel the rochester public transit administrative office space to purchase new office furniture electric vehicle (EV) maintenance equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) an electric service pick-up truck a portable e | Federal Transit Formula Grants | July 16, 2025 | $5.3 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide operating assistance for the city of rochesters fixed route transit system (TRF-0047-24A 2024 stip page 208) to provide capital assistance in the purchase of assets needed for the rochester public transit (RPT) microtransit pilot program ( | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | August 14, 2024 | $4.9 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to construct 75th st. Park and ride and design improvements to rochester public transit bus stops.; activities performed: the park and ride station will be constructed. The bus stop improvement program involves planning design and environmental docum | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | July 26, 2023 | $4.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Rochester get?
$234 million in 48 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Rochester the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $222 million in 22 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Energy follow.
What is City of Rochester's largest federal grant?
$84.9 million under Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants, with its first action in the period on November 22, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Rochester?
Its largest are Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants and Federal Transit Formula Grants.
Other grant recipients in Rochester
- Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (a Nonprofit Corporation)
- Child Care Resource & Referral Inc
- Rochester Community & Technical College
- Rochester Airport Company
- Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Minnesota
- Emmyon, Inc.
- Sersense Inc
- Piraeus Medical, Inc.
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