Federal grants to Lincoln City of
Lincoln City of in Lincoln, Nebraska received $91.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 68 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $31.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $22.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$91.7 million
- Awards68
- Awarded in FY 2025$22.0 million
- Largest award$7.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $10.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 15 | $19.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 23 | $20.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 26 | $19.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 14 | $22.0 million |
Programs that fund Lincoln City of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 17 | $31.2 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 9 | $16.8 million |
| National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System | 8 | $13.0 million |
| Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | 2 | $8.2 million |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Cooperating Technical Partners | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 4 | $1.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 27 | $48.4 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 17 | $25.1 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 7 | $9.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $2.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application purpose: replace (16) sixteen 2006 and 2011 buses that have reached and surpassed their useful life. This will reduce breakdowns and increase overall quality of service.; activities performed: funds will cover the purchase of (16) sixteen new replacement buses including expenses to inspe | Federal Transit Formula Grants | April 28, 2025 | $7.6 million |
| This application is to request FY 2021 arp section 5307 funds apportioned to the city of lincoln in the amount of $6463710 leaving $1402437 remaining arp funds.purpose: replace (11) eleven 2006 buses that have reached their useful life. This will reduce breakdowns and increase overall quality of ser | Federal Transit Formula Grants | August 10, 2022 | $6.5 million |
| Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response (SAFER) | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) | August 30, 2023 | $5.9 million |
| National urban search and rescue (us&r) response system | National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System | August 21, 2023 | $5.0 million |
| Project purpose: startran will construct a new fast fuel cng station at its current location at 710 j street lincoln NE. Startran is currently fueling its cng buses at sapp bros which is a 12.20 mile round trip. Constructing the new cng fueling station at startrans current facility will reduce deadhe | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | September 2, 2021 | $4.7 million |
| Application purpose: this budget revision is a request to use the FY 2021 5339 lo-no funds of $119172 remaining from the purchase of electric charging units to provide reimbursement for the purchase of electric bus spare parts.; activities performed: to purchase electric bus spare parts over a one-t | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | August 4, 2022 | $4.1 million |
| Purpose: the lead-based paint hazard reduction (LHR) grant program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, native american tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs | Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program | September 25, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is to provide funding for professional services in the design nepa documentation project management of a new raise funded multimodal transit center (MMTC) prior to and after the raise grant has been awarded. The mmtc project will cover the period of lat | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 15, 2023 | $3.1 million |
| Lincoln multicultural health literacy project | Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | June 18, 2021 | $3.1 million |
| Purpose: economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2022 public law 117-328 and the explanatory statement for division l of that act. Projects selected for community project funding/congr | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 20, 2024 | $3.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Lincoln City of get?
$91.7 million in 68 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Lincoln City of the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $48.4 million in 27 awards. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Lincoln City of's largest federal grant?
$7.6 million under Federal Transit Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on April 28, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Lincoln City of?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System.
Other grant recipients in Lincoln
- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
- Nebraska Department of Transportation
- Department of Education Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
- Department of Military Nebraska
- Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development
- Military Nebraska Department of
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