Federal grants to Harris County
Harris County in Houston, Texas received $741 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 112 awards. Its largest program was Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All, with $250 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $60.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$741 million
- Awards112
- Awarded in FY 2025$60.7 million
- Largest award$250 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 22 | $137 million |
| FY 2022 | 22 | $64.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 39 | $132 million |
| FY 2024 | 38 | $348 million |
| FY 2025 | 20 | $60.7 million |
Programs that fund Harris County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All | 1 | $250 million |
| HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | 2 | $143 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 5 | $76.7 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 5 | $36.7 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $29.1 million |
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 6 | $27.7 million |
| Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | 1 | $27.6 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 6 | $17.4 million |
| Congressionally-Identified Projects | 1 | $12.0 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 6 | $10.9 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $255 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 19 | $241 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 30 | $153 million |
| Department of Transportation | 12 | $36.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 25 | $23.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: note: a special payment condition applies to this award. This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act. The recipient will provide financial and technical assistance to low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from residential-serving distributed | Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All | July 9, 2024 | $250 million |
| HIV emergency relief project grants | HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | January 15, 2021 | $131 million |
| Harris county public health: CDC public health infrastructure, workforce, & data systems grant - harris county public health (HCPH) is the local health department that provides comprehensive health services and programs to nearly 2.5 million people spread across over 30 municipalities located in har | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $29.1 million |
| Harris CARES: embrace hope (healing, opportunity, prosperity, equity) - harris county public health (HCPH) intends to develop the harris CARES: embrace hope (healing, opportunity, prosperity, and equity) initiative to initiate and mobilize the transition of public health response from emergency reco | Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | May 27, 2021 | $27.6 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | July 27, 2021 | $18.3 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $16.8 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 20, 2024 | $15.2 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 7, 2023 | $14.7 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 18, 2021 | $14.5 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 16, 2022 | $14.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Harris County get?
$741 million in 112 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Harris County the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $255 million in 4 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Harris County's largest federal grant?
$250 million under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All, with its first action in the period on July 9, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Harris County?
Its largest are Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All, HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants and Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement 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
- University of Houston System
- William Marsh Rice University
- City of Houston
- City of Houston
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