Federal grants in Essex County, New Jersey
Federal grants for work carried out in Essex County, New Jersey totaled $3.2 billion across 1,875 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $300 million. Rutgers the State University of New Jersey received the most, $464 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.2 billion
- Awards1,875
- Awarded in FY 2025$657 million
- Share of New Jersey's total2.2%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The New Jersey 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 New Jersey that came to $108 billion of $144 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 550 | $882 million |
| FY 2022 | 588 | $445 million |
| FY 2023 | 669 | $607 million |
| FY 2024 | 724 | $603 million |
| FY 2025 | 654 | $657 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | Colleges and universities | 273 | $464 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Newark | Other | 209 | $398 million |
| Transportation, New Jersey Dept of | State and local governments | 146 | $297 million |
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | State and local governments | 10 | $256 million |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Colleges and universities | 314 | $180 million |
| Montclair State University | Colleges and universities | 87 | $134 million |
| The Leaguers, Inc. | Nonprofits | 6 | $112 million |
| City of Newark New Jersey | Other | 14 | $109 million |
| City of Newark | State and local governments | 26 | $98.7 million |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation | Nonprofits | 7 | $95.6 million |
| Rutgers, the State University | Colleges and universities | 113 | $93.4 million |
| HMH Hospitals Corporation | Nonprofits | 25 | $63.1 million |
| Newark Public Schools | State and local governments | 6 | $56.2 million |
| Newark Community Health Centers Inc | Other | 15 | $52.2 million |
| Gridunity, Inc. | Small businesses | 1 | $49.5 million |
| Essex County College | State and local governments | 4 | $44.8 million |
| County of Essex | State and local governments | 17 | $40.8 million |
| New Jersey Family Planning League Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $39.6 million |
| Township of Irvington Housing Authority | Other | 40 | $39.5 million |
| Seton Hall University | Colleges and universities | 22 | $37.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Essex County, New Jersey?
$3.2 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,875 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Essex County, New Jersey?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $300 million in 147 awards.
Why is this different from the New Jersey total?
The New Jersey 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.