Federal grants to City of Houston
City of Houston in Houston, Texas received $2.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, with $2.0 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.3 million
- Awards6
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Largest award$2.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $50,000 |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $125,000 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $100,000 |
| FY 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Programs that fund City of Houston
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | 3 | $200,000 |
| National Leadership Grants | 1 | $50,000 |
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | 1 | $25,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | 4 | $250,000 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1 | $25,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hpl’s youth digi-lit project | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | June 27, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| The african american history research center at houston public library will digitize and make accessible vulnerable materials from its collection related to the african american history of houston, including archived audio, video, and oral history recordings. For the project, the institution will hi | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | May 7, 2024 | $100,000 |
| The african american library at the gregory school, a branch of the houston public library, will digitize and publicize 17,900 archival items in the ben desoto collection. Project activities will include creation of library exhibits, community museum exhibits, digital applications, community program | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | May 10, 2022 | $50,000 |
| The houston public library's african american library at the gregory school, in partnership with houston freedmen's town conservancy, will preserve 5 collections relating to houston's historic fourth ward district and freedmen's town. The project will support the hiring of a contract project archivi | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | May 19, 2021 | $50,000 |
| The houston public library in Texas will preserve and promote legacy oral history recordings identified as relevant to the history of the city. The library also will collect new recordings that document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on race and social justice. Preservation efforts for existing | National Leadership Grants | October 15, 2021 | $50,000 |
| Hpl astro-dome: linking youth to the universe | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | March 2, 2022 | $25,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Houston get?
$2.3 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Houston the most?
The Department of Education, with $2.0 million in 1 award. The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.
What is City of Houston's largest federal grant?
$2.0 million under Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, with its first action in the period on June 27, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Houston?
Its largest are Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, Museum Grants for African American History and Culture and National Leadership Grants.
Other grant recipients in Houston
- Baylor College of Medicine
- The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Harris County
- University of Houston System
- William Marsh Rice University
- City of Houston
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