Federal grants to King County
King County in Seattle, Washington received $168 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 45 awards. Its largest program was HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants, with $40.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $24.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$168 million
- Awards45
- Awarded in FY 2025$24.7 million
- Largest award$35.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 20 | $47.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $23.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 19 | $45.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 19 | $26.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 14 | $24.7 million |
Programs that fund King County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | 2 | $40.7 million |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | 1 | $22.3 million |
| Health Center Program | 3 | $21.9 million |
| Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | 1 | $17.0 million |
| Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | 4 | $11.7 million |
| Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program | 3 | $10.7 million |
| Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient | 1 | $9.0 million |
| Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $6.3 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 3 | $3.7 million |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | 1 | $3.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 33 | $156 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 4 | $7.5 million |
| Department of Justice | 7 | $3.5 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $250,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV emergency relief project grants | HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | October 29, 2020 | $35.2 million |
| King county strengthening U.S. Public health infrastructure, workforce, and data systems - the workforce and foundational capabilities activities in this proposal will enable phskc to increase staff diversity and supports, improve organizational systems and supports, and increase its ability to perf | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health | November 29, 2022 | $22.3 million |
| Health center cluster | Health Center Program | November 23, 2020 | $17.5 million |
| COVID-19 and health equity - see uploaded project abstract. | Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare Crises | May 27, 2021 | $17.0 million |
| Health center cluster | Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program | October 2, 2020 | $10.4 million |
| Addressing the overdose crisis in king county, Washington with a commitment to health equity, partnership, and a data-to-action framework - one-thousand overdose deaths occurred in king county, Washington in 2022 – approximately doubling the number of overdose deaths that occurred in 2020. To help a | Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs | August 23, 2023 | $9.2 million |
| King county chw-care (community health worker - COVID approach to recovery and evaluation) project | Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient | August 23, 2021 | $9.0 million |
| Ending the HIV epidemic: a plan for america ? Ryan white HIV/AIDS program parts a and b | HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants | February 2, 2022 | $5.5 million |
| This agreement funds phskc to continue the fisher institutional control program to benefit the fishers and fish-consuming population on the duwamish river. Activities include in-language outreach and education of fishers and moms on eating salmon. Deliverables include reports on activity progress, c | Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements | December 23, 2021 | $5.4 million |
| American rescue plan act funding for health centers | Health Center Program | March 27, 2021 | $3.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does King County get?
$168 million in 45 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives King County the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $156 million in 33 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice follow.
What is King County's largest federal grant?
$35.2 million under HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants, with its first action in the period on October 29, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund King County?
Its largest are HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health and Health Center Program.
Other grant recipients in Seattle
- University of Washington
- Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- King County Metro Transit
- Port of Seattle
- Seattle Children's Hospital
- Allen Institute
- Seattle Housing Authority
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