Federal grants in Steele County, Minnesota
Federal grants for work carried out in Steele County, Minnesota totaled $25.9 million across 82 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $13.9 million. Minnesota Department of Transportation received the most, $13.9 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$25.9 million
- Awards82
- Awarded in FY 2025$8.4 million
- Share of Minnesota's totalless than 0.1%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Minnesota 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 Minnesota that came to $77 billion of $101 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 18 | $3.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 17 | $3.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 21 | $9.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 17 | $8.4 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 15 | $13.9 million |
| Affordable Rural Cooperative | 1 | $6.1 million |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 7 | $2.5 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 12 | $1.4 million |
| Microloan Program | 5 | $893,511 |
| Continuum of Care Program | 3 | $355,282 |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $300,000 |
| Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants | 13 | $100,301 |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 1 | $96,000 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $89,299 |
| Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Rural Housing Voucher Program | 15 | $70,404 |
| Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations | 1 | $50,000 |
| Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program | 3 | $43,000 |
| Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | 3 | $38,590 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 15 | $13.9 million |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Nonprofits | 1 | $6.1 million |
| City of Owatonna | State and local governments | 7 | $2.5 million |
| Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation | Nonprofits | 6 | $943,511 |
| Steele County Transitional Housing Inc | Other | 3 | $355,282 |
| United Way of Steele County | Other | 4 | $343,000 |
| Souba, William | Other | 1 | $244,207 |
| B & L Kosel Farms LLC | Other | 1 | $203,275 |
| Arndt, Lucas | Other | 1 | $184,464 |
| Wanous, Otto F | Other | 1 | $184,320 |
| Holland, Matthew | Other | 1 | $130,000 |
| Starks, Douglas | Other | 1 | $125,000 |
| Leo Augusta Children's Academy | Nonprofits | 1 | $96,000 |
| Roger Carroll | Other | 1 | $84,868 |
| Waseca, City of | State and local governments | 1 | $81,600 |
| City of Medford | State and local governments | 1 | $79,967 |
| Johnson, Paul D | Other | 1 | $63,500 |
| J Reese Pork LLC | Other | 1 | $55,928 |
| Wilkenson, Matt | Other | 1 | $42,400 |
| Revol Greens | Small businesses | 1 | $20,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Steele County, Minnesota?
$25.9 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 82 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Steele County, Minnesota?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $13.9 million in 15 awards.
Why is this different from the Minnesota total?
The Minnesota 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.