Federal grants in Santa Cruz County, California
Federal grants for work carried out in Santa Cruz County, California totaled $1.0 billion across 1,270 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $219 million. University of California Santa Cruz received the most, $506 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.0 billion
- Awards1,270
- Awarded in FY 2025$213 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 | 364 | $274 million |
| FY 2022 | 365 | $159 million |
| FY 2023 | 378 | $241 million |
| FY 2024 | 322 | $161 million |
| FY 2025 | 356 | $213 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Santa Cruz | Colleges and universities | 565 | $506 million |
| Department of Transportation California | State and local governments | 269 | $219 million |
| Cabrillo Community College District | Colleges and universities | 14 | $42.9 million |
| Soquel Creek Water District | State and local governments | 2 | $31.4 million |
| Salud Para La Gente | Other | 8 | $31.1 million |
| Encompass Community Services | Other | 13 | $28.6 million |
| County of Santa Cruz | Other | 15 | $27.7 million |
| City of Santa Cruz | State and local governments | 20 | $16.7 million |
| Santa Cruz Community Health Centers | Other | 7 | $14.1 million |
| Education Training & Research Associates | Colleges and universities | 4 | $13.3 million |
| New Teacher Center | Nonprofits | 2 | $12.1 million |
| Santa Cruz County | State and local governments | 1 | $7.6 million |
| Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz | State and local governments | 12 | $6.3 million |
| Housing Matters | Other | 9 | $5.5 million |
| City of Watsonville | State and local governments | 12 | $5.3 million |
| JM Investment Company Alturas LLC | Businesses | 1 | $5.1 million |
| Families in Transition of Santa Cruz Inc | Other | 10 | $4.2 million |
| City of Capitola | Other | 1 | $3.5 million |
| City of Scotts Valley | Other | 3 | $3.1 million |
| NDC Economic Development Lending, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $2.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Santa Cruz County, California?
$1.0 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,270 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Santa Cruz County, California?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $219 million in 269 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.