Federal grants in New Castle County, Delaware
Federal grants for work carried out in New Castle County, Delaware totaled $3.3 billion across 2,088 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $702 million. University of Delaware received the most, $936 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.3 billion
- Awards2,088
- Awarded in FY 2025$657 million
- Share of Delaware's total16%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Delaware 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 Delaware that came to $15 billion of $21 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 581 | $710 million |
| FY 2022 | 608 | $637 million |
| FY 2023 | 640 | $686 million |
| FY 2024 | 576 | $631 million |
| FY 2025 | 514 | $657 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | Colleges and universities | 787 | $936 million |
| Delaware Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 438 | $714 million |
| Department of Safety & Homeland Security | State and local governments | 35 | $361 million |
| Delaware Department of Health and Social Services | State and local governments | 37 | $256 million |
| Wilimington Housing Authority | State and local governments | 73 | $131 million |
| Diamond State Port Corporation | State and local governments | 1 | $128 million |
| The Nemours Foundation | Nonprofits | 21 | $69.7 million |
| Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware | State and local governments | 67 | $59.8 million |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Division | State and local governments | 15 | $53.9 million |
| Westside Family Healthcare Inc | Other | 6 | $51.8 million |
| State of Delaware, Dnrec | State and local governments | 29 | $39.4 million |
| City of Wilmington | State and local governments | 24 | $34.2 million |
| New Castle County Head Start, Inc | Nonprofits | 3 | $27.2 million |
| Delaware National Guard | State and local governments | 2 | $25.6 million |
| County of New Castle | State and local governments | 10 | $24.5 million |
| Conexio Care, Inc. | Other | 39 | $23.2 million |
| DE Division for Visually Impair | State and local governments | 19 | $22.5 million |
| New Castle County Government | Other | 15 | $22.4 million |
| Reach Riverside Development Corp | Other | 3 | $21.6 million |
| Delaware River & Bay Authority | State and local governments | 16 | $20.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to New Castle County, Delaware?
$3.3 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,088 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in New Castle County, Delaware?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $702 million in 408 awards.
Why is this different from the Delaware total?
The Delaware 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.