Federal grants to Wake County
Wake County in Raleigh, North Carolina received $10.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. Its largest program was Watershed Rehabilitation Program, with $2.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $37,905.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$10.8 million
- Awards17
- Awarded in FY 2025$37,905
- Largest award$2.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $5.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $879,649 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $37,905 |
Programs that fund Wake County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Watershed Rehabilitation Program | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | 2 | $507,485 |
| Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program | 1 | $237,279 |
| AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 | 2 | $133,018 |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $120,331 |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $112,481 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 4 | $5.1 million |
| Department of Justice | 9 | $3.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 2 | $133,018 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 1 | $12,914 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake county rehab plan-ea crabtree creek ws 3, 5A, 11A, 18,2B | Watershed Rehabilitation Program | March 31, 2021 | $2.7 million |
| Wake county rehab plan-ea crabtree creek ws 3, 5A, 11A, 18,2B | Soil and Water Conservation | March 31, 2021 | $2.3 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - address: 3000 falstaff road, raleigh, nc 27610 project director name: mark forestieri phone: 919-856-6356 fax: 919-856-6355 email: mforestieri@wake.gov program funds requested: $2,000,000 in 2018, wake county, nc completed | Congressional Directives | September 28, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Wcso opioid abuse management program | Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program | December 22, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| The wake county sheriff's office (WCSO) proposes to implement the wcso equipment upgrade project. The purpose is to purchase and provide required equipment, storage, and applicable accessories to distribute 200 body worn cameras (BWCS) for the detention division, 30 in-car cameras for the patrol div | Congressionally Recommended Awards | August 15, 2024 | $878,000 |
| Wake county is adding dna testing to the forensic services offered by the raleigh-wake city/county bureau of identification (CCBI) laboratory. The purpose of grant funds is to purchase scientific instrumentation and equipment for a new dna laboratory. Ccbi laboratory staff will identity instrumentat | Congressionally Recommended Awards | July 26, 2022 | $498,747 |
| Wake county remains the most populated county in North Carolina. According to the U.S. Census bureau, wake county has an estimated population of 1,150,204. Wake county sheriffs office (WCSO) plans to expand the existing bwc program to include detention officers in the detention division. The two wak | Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | September 25, 2023 | $307,485 |
| Purchase of automated fingerprint identification system | Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program | October 22, 2020 | $237,279 |
| Wake county sheriff's office body-worn camera implementation program | Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | October 22, 2020 | $200,000 |
| Wake county, nc lemhwa project | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | October 14, 2021 | $120,331 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Wake County get?
$10.8 million in 17 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Wake County the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $5.1 million in 4 awards. The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Wake County's largest federal grant?
$2.7 million under Watershed Rehabilitation Program, with its first action in the period on March 31, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Wake County?
Its largest are Watershed Rehabilitation Program, Soil and Water Conservation and Congressional Directives.
Other grant recipients in Raleigh
- North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Transportation North Carolina Department
- North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Department of Commerce North Carolina
- Department of Information Technology
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