Federal grants in San Luis Obispo County, California
Federal grants for work carried out in San Luis Obispo County, California totaled $1.2 billion across 542 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $501 million. Department of Transportation California received the most, $505 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.2 billion
- Awards542
- Awarded in FY 2025$216 million
- Share of California's total0.1%
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 | 136 | $247 million |
| FY 2022 | 129 | $246 million |
| FY 2023 | 151 | $282 million |
| FY 2024 | 152 | $165 million |
| FY 2025 | 115 | $216 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation California | State and local governments | 151 | $505 million |
| Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. | Nonprofits | 12 | $236 million |
| Community Health Centers of the Central Coast Inc | Other | 3 | $93.8 million |
| California Polytechnic State University | Colleges and universities | 3 | $57.9 million |
| Cal Poly Corporation | Nonprofits | 114 | $51.8 million |
| County of San Luis Obispo | State and local governments | 17 | $39.8 million |
| County of San Luis Obispo | Other | 39 | $29.7 million |
| San Luis Obispo County Community College District | Colleges and universities | 10 | $27.9 million |
| City of Pismo Beach | Other | 3 | $17.2 million |
| Microbio Engineering Inc | Small businesses | 10 | $11.4 million |
| City of Morro Bay | State and local governments | 1 | $9.3 million |
| The Bay Foundation of Morro Bay, California, San Luis Obispo County | Nonprofits | 3 | $7.7 million |
| Firestone Walker Inc | Businesses | 1 | $7.5 million |
| County of San Luis Obispo | State and local governments | 8 | $6.6 million |
| County of San Luis Obispo | State and local governments | 2 | $6.6 million |
| Allan Hancock Joint Community College District | State and local governments | 5 | $6.3 million |
| U.S. Biotest, Inc | Businesses | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo | Other | 9 | $3.5 million |
| City of El Paso de Robles | State and local governments | 3 | $3.3 million |
| County of San Luis Obispo | State and local governments | 3 | $2.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to San Luis Obispo County, California?
$1.2 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 542 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in San Luis Obispo County, California?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $501 million in 149 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.