Federal grants in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Federal grants for work carried out in Honolulu County, Hawaii totaled $8.1 billion across 3,157 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with $1.0 billion. Hawaii State Department of Education received the most, $1.7 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.1 billion
- Awards3,157
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.4 billion
- Share of Hawaii's total28%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Hawaii 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 Hawaii that came to $17 billion of $29 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 974 | $2.2 billion |
| FY 2022 | 982 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2023 | 988 | $1.3 billion |
| FY 2024 | 958 | $1.9 billion |
| FY 2025 | 791 | $1.4 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii State Department of Education | State and local governments | 118 | $1.7 billion |
| Hawaii Department of Defense | State and local governments | 66 | $1.1 billion |
| University of Hawaii | Colleges and universities | 902 | $1.1 billion |
| The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 507 | $854 million |
| Hawaii Department of Health | State and local governments | 43 | $298 million |
| State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 18 | $245 million |
| Hawaii Public Housing Authority | Other | 110 | $227 million |
| Department of Hawaiian Home Lands | Other | 10 | $195 million |
| Executive Office of the State of Hawaii | State and local governments | 7 | $181 million |
| City & County of Honolulu | State and local governments | 38 | $142 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Trans | State and local governments | 3 | $97.1 million |
| Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. | Businesses | 1 | $95.3 million |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Nonprofits | 13 | $79.6 million |
| Honolulu Community Action Program Inc | Other | 3 | $79.1 million |
| Parents and Children Together | Other | 14 | $64.0 million |
| Department of Human Services Hawaii | Other | 22 | $63.1 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | State and local governments | 52 | $60.7 million |
| Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation | Other | 20 | $56.8 million |
| Attorney General Hawaii Department of TH | State and local governments | 62 | $52.6 million |
| Dept. of Law Enforcement State of Hawaii | State and local governments | 15 | $49.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Honolulu County, Hawaii?
$8.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,157 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Honolulu County, Hawaii?
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters), with $1.0 billion in 14 awards.
Why is this different from the Hawaii total?
The Hawaii 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.