Federal grants in Jefferson County, Alabama
Federal grants for work carried out in Jefferson County, Alabama totaled $3.6 billion across 2,434 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $638 million. University of Alabama at Birmingham received the most, $1.5 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.6 billion
- Awards2,434
- Awarded in FY 2025$694 million
- Share of Alabama's total4.9%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Alabama page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Alabama that came to $45 billion of $72 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 978 | $788 million |
| FY 2022 | 935 | $578 million |
| FY 2023 | 933 | $748 million |
| FY 2024 | 922 | $774 million |
| FY 2025 | 796 | $694 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Colleges and universities | 1,205 | $1.5 billion |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 397 | $727 million |
| Housing Authority of Birmingham District | State and local governments | 154 | $286 million |
| Lawson State Community College | State and local governments | 17 | $94.9 million |
| City of Birmingham | State and local governments | 40 | $86.3 million |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | Businesses | 4 | $77.5 million |
| American Cast Iron Pipe Company | Businesses | 1 | $75.0 million |
| Birmingham Airport Authority | State and local governments | 28 | $70.2 million |
| Miles College, Inc. | Other | 19 | $56.3 million |
| New Schools for Alabama | Nonprofits | 3 | $40.9 million |
| Bessemer Housing Authority | Other | 31 | $38.7 million |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama | Other | 2 | $34.5 million |
| Jefferson County Housing Authority | Other | 38 | $34.0 million |
| Alabama Regional Medical Services | Other | 9 | $33.3 million |
| County of Jefferson | State and local governments | 26 | $32.1 million |
| Childcare Resources | Nonprofits | 1 | $31.8 million |
| Jefferson State Community College | Colleges and universities | 4 | $25.8 million |
| City of Hoover | State and local governments | 1 | $21.6 million |
| Samford University | Colleges and universities | 11 | $19.2 million |
| Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $19.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Jefferson County, Alabama?
$3.6 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,434 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Jefferson County, Alabama?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $638 million in 382 awards.
Why is this different from the Alabama total?
The Alabama page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.