Federal grants to City of Kenosha
City of Kenosha in Kenosha, Wisconsin received $33.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 28 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $11.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.3 million
- Awards28
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.9 million
- Largest award$8.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $11.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $4.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $9.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $4.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $3.9 million |
Programs that fund City of Kenosha
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 2 | $11.0 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $5.7 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $4.5 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 1 | $500,000 |
| State of Good Repair Grants Program | 1 | $330,595 |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 5 | $135,236 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 4 | $16.4 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 12 | $10.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $500,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: this grant would facilitate the operation and management of kenosha area transit mass transit system.activities to be performed: kenosha area transit provides bus rides para-transit equipment maintenance minor repairs safety standard security standard operations standard electric car rides | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 14, 2021 | $8.4 million |
| Capital projects section 5339 | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | December 21, 2020 | $5.0 million |
| This eda award will support the kenosha innovation neighborhood infrastructure construction project. For more than a century the 107-ACRE site on 30th avenue housed a dense array of industrial manufacturing operations, but it is now vacant and the city's economy continues to suffer from the effects | Economic Adjustment Assistance | July 22, 2021 | $4.9 million |
| Application purpose: this application utilizes ARPA funding to prevent prepare for and respond to coronavirus. Planning and capital projects will support kenosha transits long term growth sustainability accessibility and state of good repair as ridership recovers post-pandemic.; activities performed | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 8, 2023 | $2.6 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $2.0 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 4, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 23, 2022 | $1.0 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 12, 2025 | $1.0 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 | June 13, 2023 | $1.0 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 6, 2024 | $1.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Kenosha get?
$33.3 million in 28 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Kenosha the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $16.4 million in 4 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is City of Kenosha's largest federal grant?
$8.4 million under Federal Transit Formula Grants, with its first action in the period on December 14, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Kenosha?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants and Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs.
Other grant recipients in Kenosha
- Gateway Technical College
- University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Carthage College
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.
- Kenosha Unified School District 1
- County of Kenosha
- Kenosha Human Development Services, Inc.
- Kenosha Achievement Center, Inc.
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