Federal grants in Lee County, Florida
Federal grants for work carried out in Lee County, Florida totaled $2.4 billion across 633 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with $1.2 billion. County of Lee received the most, $1.3 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.4 billion
- Awards633
- Awarded in FY 2025$350 million
- Share of Florida's total1.0%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Florida 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 Florida that came to $159 billion of $247 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 171 | $282 million |
| FY 2022 | 169 | $130 million |
| FY 2023 | 166 | $177 million |
| FY 2024 | 177 | $1.5 billion |
| FY 2025 | 172 | $350 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lee | State and local governments | 81 | $1.3 billion |
| State of Florida Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 257 | $621 million |
| Lee County Port Authority | State and local governments | 17 | $130 million |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Colleges and universities | 34 | $87.4 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers | Other | 78 | $74.4 million |
| Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida, Inc | Other | 6 | $66.3 million |
| Lee County School Board | State and local governments | 21 | $59.5 million |
| Florida Southwestern State College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $54.8 million |
| Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $19.4 million |
| City of Fort Myers | State and local governments | 17 | $13.4 million |
| Lee County Housing Authority | Other | 24 | $6.6 million |
| City of Cape Coral | State and local governments | 8 | $6.6 million |
| Hodges University, Inc | Businesses | 4 | $6.0 million |
| Centerstone of Florida, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $4.2 million |
| Lee Memorial Health System | Other | 2 | $3.4 million |
| The McGregor Clinic, Inc. | Other | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Global Biomedical Technologies LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Expresslo LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $1.6 million |
| TSP Institute, Inc. | Businesses | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Cape Coral Charter School Authority | State and local governments | 1 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Lee County, Florida?
$2.4 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 633 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Lee County, Florida?
Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii, with $1.2 billion in 2 awards.
Why is this different from the Florida total?
The Florida 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.