Federal grants in Shelby County, Alabama
Federal grants for work carried out in Shelby County, Alabama totaled $511 million across 270 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $298 million. Alabama Department of Transportation received the most, $299 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$511 million
- Awards270
- Awarded in FY 2025$178 million
- Share of Alabama's total0.7%
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 | 94 | $115 million |
| FY 2022 | 81 | $68.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 86 | $88.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 62 | $61.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 43 | $178 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 123 | $299 million |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $65.3 million |
| University of Montevallo | Other | 12 | $34.0 million |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Colleges and universities | 16 | $32.6 million |
| Samford University | Other | 2 | $13.0 million |
| City of Birmingham | State and local governments | 3 | $11.8 million |
| SRI International | Nonprofits | 1 | $9.2 million |
| Calera Housing Authority | State and local governments | 11 | $4.9 million |
| The Dannon Project | Nonprofits | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Montevallo Housing Authority | Other | 19 | $3.4 million |
| The Samaritan Foundation, Inc. | Other | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Cornerstone Revitalization Foundation Inc | Nonprofits | 2 | $2.8 million |
| Bessemer Airport Authority | State and local governments | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Sabre Finance | Nonprofits | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Loveladey Center | Other | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Reliant Glycosciences LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham | State and local governments | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Saint Paul United Methodist Church Inc | Nonprofits | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Shelby, County of | State and local governments | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Columbiana, City of | State and local governments | 3 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Shelby County, Alabama?
$511 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 270 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Shelby County, Alabama?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $298 million in 120 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.