Federal grants in Kern County, California
Federal grants for work carried out in Kern County, California totaled $2.5 billion across 966 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $658 million. Department of Transportation California received the most, $709 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.5 billion
- Awards966
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.0 billion
- Share of California's total0.3%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The California 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 California that came to $609 billion of $795 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 298 | $549 million |
| FY 2022 | 272 | $240 million |
| FY 2023 | 239 | $225 million |
| FY 2024 | 231 | $464 million |
| FY 2025 | 213 | $1.0 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation California | State and local governments | 249 | $709 million |
| National Cement Company of California, Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $500 million |
| California High-Speed Rail Authority | State and local governments | 1 | $202 million |
| Community Action Partnership of Kern | Other | 16 | $196 million |
| Clinica Sierra Vista | Other | 23 | $166 million |
| Kern Community College District | State and local governments | 3 | $82.5 million |
| Omni Family Health | Other | 12 | $76.6 million |
| California State University Bakersfield | Colleges and universities | 3 | $66.0 million |
| City of Bakersfield | Other | 35 | $65.7 million |
| Housing Authority of the County of Kern | Other | 105 | $57.0 million |
| County of Kern | State and local governments | 20 | $47.6 million |
| California State University, Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration | Colleges and universities | 33 | $34.6 million |
| Kern Community College District | Other | 35 | $20.2 million |
| Kern High School District | State and local governments | 1 | $15.4 million |
| The Open Door Network | Other | 21 | $15.0 million |
| North Kern Water Storage District | Other | 6 | $14.9 million |
| The Latino Coalition for Community Leadership | Nonprofits | 2 | $14.2 million |
| West Kern Community College District | Colleges and universities | 4 | $13.9 million |
| Muroc Joint Unified School District | State and local governments | 6 | $13.9 million |
| Kern County Airports | State and local governments | 19 | $13.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Kern County, California?
$2.5 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 966 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Kern County, California?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $658 million in 245 awards.
Why is this different from the California total?
The California 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.