Federal grants to Minnesota Department of Transportation
Minnesota Department of Transportation in Saint Paul, Minnesota received $5.2 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 3,090 awards. Its largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $4.8 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.2 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.2 billion
- Awards3,090
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 billion
- Largest award$142 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 533 | $810 million |
| FY 2022 | 669 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2023 | 702 | $1.0 billion |
| FY 2024 | 709 | $1.0 billion |
| FY 2025 | 1,001 | $1.2 billion |
Programs that fund Minnesota Department of Transportation
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 2,933 | $4.8 billion |
| Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program | 10 | $151 million |
| National Infrastructure Investments | 11 | $105 million |
| Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects | 3 | $27.9 million |
| Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program | 1 | $26.3 million |
| Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities | 6 | $25.9 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 7 | $21.6 million |
| Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research | 45 | $11.9 million |
| Recreational Trails Program | 30 | $11.1 million |
| Federal Lands Access Program | 12 | $8.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 3,090 | $5.2 billion |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project title: twin ports interchange (TPI) in duluth - cmgc work packages #3 & #4 :::: project description: us 53: from w. Michigan st to 100' s of w. 4th st- bituminous & concrete sufracing, retaining walls, const new br 69139 & replace br#'s 69805B, 69802A, 69802C, 69802D, 69802E with new bridges | Highway Planning and Construction | September 7, 2022 | $142 million |
| Project title: duluth twin ports interchange on I-35, I-535 & us 53 (cmgc work packages 1 & 2) :::: project description: I-35: 0.28 mi s of 27th ave w to 0.1 mi n of garfield ave & on us 53, from w Michigan st. To 21st ave w & on I-535, from 0.3 mi e of I-35 to I-35 in duluth- replace bridges 69825 | Highway Planning and Construction | April 29, 2021 | $140 million |
| Project title: I-94: 0.3 mi e of mn 120 (century ave) in oakdale to 0.27 mi e of the e jct of mn 95 (w of the st croix river) in lakeland- bit & concrete ovly (CONT) :::: project description: tms, drainage, signing, lighting, guardrail, noisewall, signals, median barrier, ada, incldues resurfacing o | Highway Planning and Construction | January 12, 2023 | $87.7 million |
| Project title: I-35W:72' s of e 43rd st to 520' e of chicago av s & I-94:nicollet av s to 70' e of park av s & th 65:168' n of 24th st to 550' s of e 15th st, (CONT) :::: project description: I-35W:72' s of e 43rd st to 520' e of chicago av s & I-94:nicollet av s to 70' e of park av s & th 65:168' n | Highway Planning and Construction | June 14, 2023 | $68.3 million |
| Project title: I-494 (eb & wb): 1000’ w of east bush lake rd (csah 28) to 1000’ e of 12th ave s in hennepin co- const eb/wb ezpass lanes from csah 28 to I-35W (CONT) :::: project description: reconstruct I-494/I-35W interchange to a turbine design, construct 6 new bridges (27W49, 27W50, 27418, 27419 | Highway Planning and Construction | May 22, 2023 | $60.0 million |
| Project title: mn 65 (3rd ave s): from 1st st s to 180' s of 2nd st SE in minneapolis- rehab bridge 2440 over the Mississippi river *cmgc* :::: project description: | Highway Planning and Construction | September 17, 2021 | $55.9 million |
| Project title: I-94: from mn 24 in clearwater to 0.3 mi e of br #86802 (csah 39) near monticello (ebl & wbl)- reconstruction, rehab 5 br's & replc 1 br w/new culvert :::: project description: | Highway Planning and Construction | September 22, 2021 | $54.2 million |
| Project title: duluth twin ports interchange on I-35, I-535 & us 53 (cmgc work packages 1 & 2) :::: project description: I-35: 0.28 mi s of 27th ave w to 0.1 mi n of garfield ave & on us 53, from w Michigan st. To 21st ave w & on I-535, from 0.3 mi e of I-35 to I-35 in duluth- replace bridges 69825 | Highway Planning and Construction | September 24, 2024 | $47.1 million |
| Project title: I-90: 2 mi w of us 169 to mn 22 in faribault co- unbonded conc ovly, ramps, lighting, ada, rehab br's 22803, 22804, 22815, 22816, 22825 & 22826 and pe :::: project description: | Highway Planning and Construction | September 21, 2022 | $46.7 million |
| Project title: us 52: 0.4 mi s of csah 86 in hampton to 0.2 mi n of 140th st in rosemount- concrete surfacing, unbonded conc overlay, bit mill & overlay, tms (CONT) :::: project description: rehab bridges #19033 & 9675, lighting, signals, ada improvements and cable median guardrail | Highway Planning and Construction | June 27, 2023 | $46.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Minnesota Department of Transportation get?
$5.2 billion in 3,090 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Minnesota Department of Transportation the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $5.2 billion in 3,090 awards.
What is Minnesota Department of Transportation's largest federal grant?
$142 million under Highway Planning and Construction, with its first action in the period on September 7, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Minnesota Department of Transportation?
Its largest are Highway Planning and Construction, Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program and National Infrastructure Investments.
Other grant recipients in Saint Paul
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Department of Commerce Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health
- The State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic Development
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Judiciary Courts of State of Minnesota
- Minnesota Public Facilities Authority
- Department of Military Affairs Minnesota
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