Federal grants in Alabama's 7th congressional district (AL-07)
Federal grants for work carried out in Alabama's 7th congressional district totaled $4.1 billion across 3,531 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $398 million. University of Alabama at Birmingham received the most, $1.5 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.1 billion
- Awards3,531
- Awarded in FY 2025$716 million
- Share of Alabama's total5.7%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Alabama total of $72 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,200 | $927 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,238 | $764 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,305 | $948 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,223 | $787 million |
| FY 2025 | 1,104 | $716 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Colleges and universities | 1,195 | $1.5 billion |
| University of Alabama | Colleges and universities | 481 | $635 million |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 378 | $401 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 | 39 | $86.0 million |
| American Cast Iron Pipe Company | Businesses | 1 | $75.0 million |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | Businesses | 2 | $70.2 million |
| Birmingham Airport Authority | State and local governments | 28 | $70.2 million |
| Shelton State Community College | Colleges and universities | 7 | $62.2 million |
| Miles College, Inc. | Other | 17 | $55.8 million |
| Stillman College | Colleges and universities | 28 | $49.3 million |
| City of Tuscaloosa | State and local governments | 34 | $42.3 million |
| New Schools for Alabama | Nonprofits | 3 | $40.9 million |
| Bessemer Housing Authority | State and local governments | 31 | $38.7 million |
| Marion Military Institute | Colleges and universities | 6 | $37.2 million |
| Tuscaloosa Housing Authority | Other | 85 | $36.7 million |
| Jefferson County Housing Authority | Other | 38 | $34.0 million |
| County of Jefferson | State and local governments | 26 | $32.1 million |
| University of West Alabama | Colleges and universities | 17 | $29.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Alabama's 7th congressional district?
$4.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,531 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Alabama's 7th congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $398 million in 368 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-district work count in no single district.