Federal grants to Mid America Regional Council
Mid America Regional Council in Kansas City, Missouri received $174 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 24 awards. Its largest program was Head Start, with $155 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $34.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$174 million
- Awards24
- Awarded in FY 2025$34.8 million
- Largest award$82.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $35.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $30.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 7 | $32.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 7 | $40.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $34.8 million |
Programs that fund Mid America Regional Council
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 4 | $155 million |
| National Infrastructure Investments | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 7 | $3.8 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs – financed by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $963,000 |
| Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program | 1 | $734,653 |
| Unaccompanied Alien Children Program | 1 | $500,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $159 million |
| Department of Transportation | 10 | $10.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $125,264 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | October 22, 2020 | $82.5 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | October 26, 2023 | $65.8 million |
| Application purpose: this planning project will fund planning activities for an east-west high-capacity transit corridor from village west in wyandotte county Kansas through downtown Kansas city Missouri to independence Missouri. The project will update transportation plans complete project developm | National Infrastructure Investments | December 5, 2023 | $5.6 million |
| American rescue plan | Head Start | April 21, 2021 | $3.6 million |
| Early head start child care partnership | Head Start | July 20, 2021 | $3.4 million |
| A shared approach to enhancing mobile crisis response across Kansas city, Missouri, community mental health centers - project summary: mid-america regional council (MARC) seeks to partner with five community care behavioral health organizations (CCBHOS) – rediscover, swope health, university health | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | September 22, 2022 | $3.0 million |
| Missouri's integrated cdsme network | Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs – financed by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) | April 26, 2021 | $1.3 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to mid america regional council to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the entire metropolitan area and to conduct | Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | August 1, 2023 | $1.0 million |
| Mid-america regional council proposes to implement the automated license plate reader expansion for law enforcement program. The purpose is to increase the solvability of violent crimes in the cities of independence, Missouri and Kansas city, Missouri. Project activities include the installation of | Congressionally Recommended Awards | August 15, 2024 | $963,000 |
| Application purpose: the psp program works to advance integrated local transportation land use and environmental planning and project development of actions that support vibrant places that offer a mix of options for housing jobs services and recreation connected places with a variety of transportat | Federal Transit Formula Grants | March 27, 2025 | $900,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Mid America Regional Council get?
$174 million in 24 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Mid America Regional Council the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $159 million in 7 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Mid America Regional Council's largest federal grant?
$82.5 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on October 22, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Mid America Regional Council?
Its largest are Head Start, National Infrastructure Investments and Federal Transit Formula Grants.
Other grant recipients in Kansas City
- City of Kansas City
- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
- The Curators of the University of Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri, City of
- Childrens Mercy Hospital
- Swope Health Services
- Housing Authority of Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field
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