Federal grants in Mercer County, New Jersey
Federal grants for work carried out in Mercer County, New Jersey totaled $19 billion across 2,258 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $4.2 billion. New Jersey Department of Education received the most, $9.3 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$19 billion
- Awards2,258
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.5 billion
- Share of New Jersey'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 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 | 671 | $7.1 billion |
| FY 2022 | 686 | $3.2 billion |
| FY 2023 | 739 | $3.2 billion |
| FY 2024 | 640 | $3.1 billion |
| FY 2025 | 553 | $2.5 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Department of Education | State and local governments | 88 | $9.3 billion |
| New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety | State and local governments | 255 | $4.5 billion |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | State and local governments | 66 | $951 million |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | State and local governments | 49 | $888 million |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | Colleges and universities | 831 | $723 million |
| Community Affairs, New Jersey Dept of | Other | 97 | $560 million |
| Transportation, New Jersey Dept of | State and local governments | 171 | $332 million |
| New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | State and local governments | 20 | $330 million |
| New Jersey Department of Treasury | State and local governments | 11 | $304 million |
| New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness | State and local governments | 19 | $289 million |
| New Jersey, State of | State and local governments | 4 | $170 million |
| New Jersey Department of Health | Other | 19 | $115 million |
| Trenton Housing Authority | State and local governments | 43 | $100 million |
| City of Trenton | State and local governments | 111 | $56.2 million |
| Economic Development Authority, New Jersey | State and local governments | 1 | $49.8 million |
| New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association a NJ Nonprofit Corp | Nonprofits | 1 | $47.5 million |
| Henry J. Austin Health Center, Inc. | Other | 15 | $44.6 million |
| The Children's Home Society of New Jersey | Nonprofits | 9 | $40.7 million |
| County of Mercer | State and local governments | 28 | $36.4 million |
| College of New Jersey | Colleges and universities | 31 | $36.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Mercer County, New Jersey?
$19 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,258 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Mercer County, New Jersey?
Education Stabilization Fund, with $4.2 billion in 18 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.