Federal grants to County of Luzerne
County of Luzerne in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania received $47.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 30 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with $21.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$47.7 million
- Awards30
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.3 million
- Largest award$4.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $10.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $6.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $10.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 10 | $11.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 9 | $9.3 million |
Programs that fund County of Luzerne
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $21.5 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $6.5 million |
| Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | 2 | $6.0 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 3 | $5.0 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | 2 | $1.3 million |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program | 2 | $342,752 |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | 1 | $287,780 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 18 | $32.1 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 5 | $11.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 5 | $4.1 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $287,780 |
| 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 | August 6, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 31, 2022 | $4.0 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 | August 17, 2023 | $4.0 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, 2025 | $3.9 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 6, 2024 | $3.9 million |
| Luzerne-Wyoming counties system of care expansion - luzerne-Wyoming counties system of care expansion (lw-soce) will create infrastructure and services for a comprehensive system of care for children birth to age 12, and their families in luzerne and Wyoming counties in northeast Pennsylvania. The f | Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | September 9, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| Luzerne-Wyoming system of care | Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) | July 19, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $2.5 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 | $2.5 million |
| Currently, luzerne county has only five trained digital device analysts and even fewer departments equipped for such analysis. Theirstate police have only two collision analysis and reconstruction specialist (CARS) units, one covering the northern part of the county and the other covering the southe | Congressionally Recommended Awards | August 10, 2023 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Luzerne get?
$47.7 million in 30 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Luzerne the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $32.1 million in 18 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice follow.
What is County of Luzerne's largest federal grant?
$4.2 million under Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with its first action in the period on August 6, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Luzerne?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, Home Investment Partnerships Program and Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED).
Other grant recipients in Wilkes Barre
- Luzerne County Head Start, Inc
- Luzerne County Transportation Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Wilkes University
- City of Wilkes Barre
- Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County
- Maternal & Family Health Services Inc
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