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Federal grants to Urban League of Essex County

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Urban League of Essex County in Newark, New Jersey received $2.2 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2 awards. Its largest program was Congressional Directives, with $1.7 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to Urban League of Essex County by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20220$0
FY 20231$1.7 million
FY 20241$500,000
FY 20250$0

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 Urban League of Essex County

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Congressional Directives 93.4931$1.7 million
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants 14.2511$500,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services1$1.7 million
Department of Housing and Urban Development1$500,000

Largest awards

The 2 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
To scale financial capabilities services through the creation of financial opportunity centers (FOC) in five counties serving low-income communities: essex union, hudson, morris and bergen.
ASST_NON_90XP0563_075 on USAspending
Congressional DirectivesAugust 30, 2023$1.7 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
ASST_NON_B-24-CP-NJ-1431_086 on USAspending
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grantsAugust 20, 2024$500,000

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 Urban League of Essex County get?

$2.2 million in 2 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Urban League of Essex County the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.7 million in 1 award. The Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.

What is Urban League of Essex County's largest federal grant?

$1.7 million under Congressional Directives, with its first action in the period on August 30, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Urban League of Essex County?

Its largest are Congressional Directives and Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants.

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