Federal grants in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Federal grants for work carried out in Worcester County, Massachusetts totaled $2.8 billion across 2,389 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $554 million. University of Massachusetts Medical School received the most, $972 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 billion
- Awards2,389
- Awarded in FY 2025$481 million
- Share of Massachusetts's total1.8%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts that came to $105 billion of $150 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 800 | $600 million |
| FY 2022 | 830 | $528 million |
| FY 2023 | 802 | $559 million |
| FY 2024 | 829 | $591 million |
| FY 2025 | 705 | $481 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Colleges and universities | 718 | $972 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 243 | $507 million |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Colleges and universities | 224 | $129 million |
| Worcester Housing Authority | Other | 105 | $123 million |
| City of Worcester | State and local governments | 46 | $92.2 million |
| The Commonwealth of Massachusetts | State and local governments | 51 | $47.2 million |
| Family Health Center of Worcester Inc | Other | 10 | $44.1 million |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc | Other | 10 | $41.1 million |
| Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc | Other | 91 | $39.6 million |
| Worcester Public Schools | State and local governments | 8 | $39.4 million |
| Community Health Connections Inc | Other | 7 | $34.6 million |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Colleges and universities | 21 | $33.7 million |
| Trustees of Clark University | Colleges and universities | 44 | $33.5 million |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $32.9 million |
| Making Opportunity Count Inc | Other | 3 | $31.2 million |
| Massachusetts Port Authority | State and local governments | 12 | $27.7 million |
| Fitchburg State University | State and local governments | 12 | $25.4 million |
| Worcester State University | Colleges and universities | 12 | $23.4 million |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Colleges and universities | 21 | $22.3 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Colleges and universities | 11 | $20.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Worcester County, Massachusetts?
$2.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,389 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $554 million in 275 awards.
Why is this different from the Massachusetts total?
The Massachusetts 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.