Federal grants in Lee County, Alabama
Federal grants for work carried out in Lee County, Alabama totaled $679 million across 815 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $115 million. Auburn University received the most, $501 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$679 million
- Awards815
- Awarded in FY 2025$108 million
- Share of Alabama's total0.9%
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 | 186 | $193 million |
| FY 2022 | 222 | $154 million |
| FY 2023 | 252 | $126 million |
| FY 2024 | 230 | $96.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 180 | $108 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Colleges and universities | 633 | $501 million |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 98 | $115 million |
| Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $31.9 million |
| Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences | State and local governments | 5 | $7.3 million |
| City of Auburn AL | State and local governments | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Enrichment Services Program, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $4.8 million |
| City of Auburn, Alabama | State and local governments | 6 | $2.2 million |
| Lee County Sheriff Office | State and local governments | 4 | $2.0 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Opelika | Tribal governments and organizations | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Nanoxort LLC | Small businesses | 2 | $1.3 million |
| City of Opelika | State and local governments | 4 | $804,866 |
| Lee Russell Council of Governments | State and local governments | 2 | $656,258 |
| Xo Armor Technologies, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $582,709 |
| Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority | Other | 1 | $556,000 |
| Opelika, City of | State and local governments | 2 | $555,308 |
| Notasulga, Town of | State and local governments | 1 | $500,000 |
| Auburn Housing Authority | Other | 6 | $489,580 |
| Lee Co Board of Education | State and local governments | 5 | $321,393 |
| Vivosphere LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $275,000 |
| Sugarcube Systems, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $256,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Lee County, Alabama?
$679 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 815 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Lee County, Alabama?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $115 million in 95 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.