Federal grants in Union County, New Jersey
Federal grants for work carried out in Union County, New Jersey totaled $698 million across 551 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $215 million. Transportation, New Jersey Dept of received the most, $215 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$698 million
- Awards551
- Awarded in FY 2025$138 million
- Share of New Jersey's total0.5%
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 | 163 | $265 million |
| FY 2022 | 163 | $124 million |
| FY 2023 | 170 | $93.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 156 | $76.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 134 | $138 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation, New Jersey Dept of | State and local governments | 101 | $215 million |
| Kean University | Colleges and universities | 36 | $91.3 million |
| Union, County of | State and local governments | 123 | $74.3 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Elizabe | Other | 65 | $64.7 million |
| Union College of Union County, New Jersey | Other | 7 | $47.8 million |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Businesses | 2 | $47.0 million |
| Neighborhood Health Services | Other | 9 | $24.2 million |
| City of Elizabeth | State and local governments | 21 | $23.4 million |
| Housing Authority of Plainfield | Nonprofits | 25 | $17.3 million |
| Housing Authority of City of Rahway | Other | 23 | $10.3 million |
| Proceed Inc | Nonprofits | 5 | $8.1 million |
| Union Township Community Action Organization | Nonprofits | 3 | $7.8 million |
| Union County Economic Development Corp | Nonprofits | 11 | $7.4 million |
| City of Plainfield | State and local governments | 4 | $6.7 million |
| Housing Authority City of Linden | Other | 13 | $6.5 million |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | State and local governments | 1 | $5.2 million |
| Township of Union | State and local governments | 8 | $4.3 million |
| Easter Seals New Jersey, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Prokaryotics Incorporated | Small businesses | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Leonardo Academy Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $2.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Union County, New Jersey?
$698 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 551 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Union County, New Jersey?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $215 million in 101 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.