Federal grants in Orange County, California
Federal grants for work carried out in Orange County, California totaled $5.2 billion across 3,028 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.3 billion. University of California Irvine received the most, $1.4 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.2 billion
- Awards3,028
- Awarded in FY 2025$895 million
- Share of California'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 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 | 1,055 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 990 | $929 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,059 | $797 million |
| FY 2024 | 971 | $984 million |
| FY 2025 | 829 | $895 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Irvine | Colleges and universities | 1,381 | $1.4 billion |
| Department of Transportation California | State and local governments | 254 | $1.3 billion |
| California State University -Fullerton | Colleges and universities | 3 | $198 million |
| Orange County Head Start, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $139 million |
| County of Orange | State and local governments | 13 | $137 million |
| City of Tustin | State and local governments | 6 | $110 million |
| CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | Colleges and universities | 133 | $91.8 million |
| Orange County Health Care Agency | Other | 20 | $86.1 million |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County, Inc | Nonprofits | 2 | $82.9 million |
| City of Anaheim | State and local governments | 29 | $71.4 million |
| Santa Ana, City of | State and local governments | 30 | $68.0 million |
| North Orange County Community College District | Colleges and universities | 10 | $62.3 million |
| Chapman University | Colleges and universities | 68 | $61.8 million |
| Orange County Housing Authority | Other | 30 | $58.7 million |
| Rancho Santiago Community College District | Other | 11 | $54.5 million |
| Coast Community College District | State and local governments | 4 | $54.5 million |
| North Orange County Community College District | Colleges and universities | 8 | $49.6 million |
| County of Orange | State and local governments | 20 | $38.2 million |
| Mercy House Living Centers | Other | 25 | $36.7 million |
| Santiago Canyon College | Colleges and universities | 16 | $34.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Orange County, California?
$5.2 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,028 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Orange County, California?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.3 billion in 254 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.