Federal grants in Santa Barbara County, California
Federal grants for work carried out in Santa Barbara County, California totaled $1.9 billion across 1,373 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $660 million. University of California, Santa Barbara received the most, $710 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.9 billion
- Awards1,373
- Awarded in FY 2025$336 million
- Share of California's total0.2%
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 | 441 | $470 million |
| FY 2022 | 454 | $371 million |
| FY 2023 | 425 | $362 million |
| FY 2024 | 428 | $373 million |
| FY 2025 | 341 | $336 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Colleges and universities | 696 | $710 million |
| Department of Transportation California | State and local governments | 141 | $664 million |
| Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County | Other | 2 | $67.7 million |
| Santa Barbara Community College District | State and local governments | 7 | $40.2 million |
| City of Santa Barbara | State and local governments | 16 | $29.6 million |
| Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians | Tribal governments and organizations | 31 | $29.5 million |
| Allan Hancock Joint Community College District | Colleges and universities | 7 | $27.8 million |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Other | 9 | $20.6 million |
| County of Santa Barbara | Other | 9 | $19.2 million |
| Carpinteria Valley Water District | State and local governments | 1 | $18.4 million |
| Santa Maria Airport District | State and local governments | 7 | $17.7 million |
| County of Santa Barbara | State and local governments | 11 | $17.2 million |
| City of Lompoc | Other | 14 | $15.6 million |
| American Indian Health & Services Corporation | Nonprofits | 10 | $12.2 million |
| City of Santa Barbara | State and local governments | 12 | $10.0 million |
| County of Santa Barbara | Other | 23 | $9.5 million |
| City of Santa Maria | State and local governments | 8 | $9.1 million |
| Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara | Other | 22 | $8.8 million |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | Nonprofits | 6 | $8.7 million |
| County of Santa Barbara | State and local governments | 6 | $8.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Santa Barbara County, California?
$1.9 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,373 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Santa Barbara County, California?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $660 million in 140 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.