Federal grants to City of Erie
City of Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania received $36.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 44 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with $15.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $5.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$36.1 million
- Awards44
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.3 million
- Largest award$3.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 8 | $9.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $5.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $5.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 13 | $10.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $5.3 million |
Programs that fund City of Erie
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $15.9 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $7.2 million |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 5 | $4.7 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 6 | $2.4 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 2 | $818,997 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 4 | $775,343 |
| Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | 2 | $510,640 |
| Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program | 1 | $500,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 19 | $26.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 15 | $7.8 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 6 | $898,866 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $510,640 |
| Department of Transportation | 1 | $200,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | July 29, 2021 | $3.2 million |
| The cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of chp awards include engagement in planned commun | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | September 30, 2024 | $3.1 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 6, 2022 | $3.1 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | June 30, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 24, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $2.9 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 26, 2025 | $2.8 million |
| Emergency solutions grant program | Emergency Solutions Grant Program | November 3, 2020 | $1.1 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 | $1.0 million |
| The city of erie police department's (EPD) proposal aims to combat the rising auto theft issue in the city of erie particularly among juveniles. To combat this trend, epd will develop and implement a two-pronged auto theft prevention and enforcement strategy. For prevention, epd will launch a multi- | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | December 6, 2024 | $1.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Erie get?
$36.1 million in 44 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Erie the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $26.5 million in 19 awards. The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is City of Erie's largest federal grant?
$3.2 million under Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with its first action in the period on July 29, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Erie?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, Home Investment Partnerships Program and Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants.
Other grant recipients in Erie
- Mercyhurst University
- Housing Authority of the City of Erie (Inc)
- Child Development Centers, Inc.
- Erie Regional Airport Authority
- Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
- Gannon University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc
- Community Health Net
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