Federal grants in Polk County, Iowa
Federal grants for work carried out in Polk County, Iowa totaled $6.4 billion across 1,463 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $1.3 billion. Department of Education Iowa received the most, $2.8 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.4 billion
- Awards1,463
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.5 billion
- Share of Iowa's total13%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Iowa 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 Iowa that came to $37 billion of $51 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 353 | $2.3 billion |
| FY 2022 | 342 | $944 million |
| FY 2023 | 366 | $837 million |
| FY 2024 | 354 | $828 million |
| FY 2025 | 333 | $1.5 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education Iowa | State and local governments | 100 | $2.8 billion |
| Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department | State and local governments | 71 | $833 million |
| Iowa Department Management | State and local governments | 5 | $474 million |
| Economic Development Authority Iowa | State and local governments | 21 | $452 million |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 145 | $383 million |
| Iowa Department of Public Health | State and local governments | 32 | $208 million |
| Des Moines Airport Authority | State and local governments | 31 | $180 million |
| Workforce Development Center | State and local governments | 23 | $125 million |
| Iowa Finance Authority | Other | 25 | $121 million |
| Primary Health Care, Inc | Other | 20 | $82.7 million |
| Dept of Pub Safety | State and local governments | 107 | $73.0 million |
| Department of Education Iowa | State and local governments | 10 | $72.1 million |
| City of Des Moines | State and local governments | 144 | $70.2 million |
| Drake University | Colleges and universities | 18 | $60.8 million |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Colleges and universities | 14 | $54.7 million |
| Iowa State Department of Justice | State and local governments | 23 | $49.6 million |
| State of Iowa Department for Blind | State and local governments | 15 | $36.2 million |
| Institute for Community Alliances | Other | 210 | $31.0 million |
| Iowa Department of Natural Resources | State and local governments | 33 | $27.4 million |
| Iowa Department of Public Defense | State and local governments | 21 | $21.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Polk County, Iowa?
$6.4 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,463 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Polk County, Iowa?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $1.3 billion in 25 awards.
Why is this different from the Iowa total?
The Iowa 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.